519 occurrences in 12 translations

'Charge' in the Bible

And Jehovah God layeth a charge on the man, saying, 'Of every tree of the garden eating thou dost eat;

Verse ConceptsAdam, PriviledgesGod's ProvisionFood DefinedFood PermittedAdam and eveGardensMorality

And Pharaoh gave men charge concerning him: and they brought him on the way, and his wife, and all that he had.

Verse ConceptsCommands, in OTThe King's Orders

There was strife between the herdsmen in charge of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen in charge of Lot's livestock. Also, at that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land.

Verse ConceptsLivestockServants, BadStock KeepingResolving Conflict

So Abraham instructed his servant, who was the oldest member of his household and in charge of everything he owned, "Make this solemn oath to me

Verse ConceptsThighsinvesting

Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

Verse ConceptsAbraham, The Friend Of GodObedienceObeying Godstatuescommandmentsobeying

When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;

Verse ConceptsSeeing SituationsTaking A WifePeople Who Blessed Others

That day Laban removed the streaked and spotted male goats and all the speckled and spotted female goats—every one that had any white on it—and every dark-colored one among the lambs, and he placed his sons in charge of them.

Verse ConceptsBlack AnimalsBlemished CreaturesBlack And WhiteTaking Animals

He put them into the care of his servants, every herd by itself, and said to his servants, “Go on ahead of me, and put an interval [of space] between the individual herds.”

Verse ConceptsGathering CreaturesGapsIn Front

Joseph found favor in his master’s sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar also put him in charge of his household and placed all that he owned under his authority.

Verse ConceptsCareResponsibility, Examples OfWorthinessAuthority Delegated To PeopleFavor

From the time that he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house because of Joseph. The Lord’s blessing was on all that he owned, in his house and in his fields.

Verse ConceptsPromotionInside And OutAuthority Delegated To PeopleBlessing Through God's People

So he left everything he owned in Joseph’s charge; and with him there he did not concern himself with anything except the food which he ate.Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance.

Verse ConceptsFidelityServants, GoodTrustworthinessBusiness EthicsBeauty, In MenSeeking FoodAuthority Delegated To PeopleHandsome Men

But he refused, telling his master's wife, "Look! My master doesn't have to worry about anything in the house with me in charge, and he has entrusted everything into my care.

Verse ConceptsAuthority Delegated To Peoplemistress

So the prison warden entrusted into Joseph's care all the prisoners who were confined in prison. Whatever they did, Joseph was in charge of the work detail.

Verse ConceptsResponsibility, Examples OfPrison KeepersEntrustingDoing One's Workjail

The chief jailer did not supervise anything under Joseph’s charge because the Lord was with him; and whatever he did, the Lord made to prosper.

Verse ConceptsFindingSuccessGod With Specific PeopleSuccess Through God

and giveth them in charge in the house of the chief of the executioners, unto the round-house, the place where Joseph is a prisoner,

Verse ConceptsImprisonmentsPrisonersPrisons

and the chief of the executioners chargeth Joseph with them, and he serveth them; and they are days in charge.

and he asketh Pharaoh's eunuchs who are with him in charge in the house of his lord, saying, 'Wherefore are your faces sad to-day?'

Verse ConceptsAsking Particular QuestionsOther Sad People

Pharaoh hath been wroth against his servants, and giveth me into charge in the house of the chief of the executioners, me and the chief of the bakers;

Verse ConceptsBakingCaptainsNamed People Angry With Others

Therefore let Pharaoh select a wise, discerning person to place in charge over the land of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsDiscretionAuthority Delegated To People

Let Pharaoh take action to appoint overseers in charge of the land, and let him exact a fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt in the seven years of abundance.

Verse ConceptsTaxationFractions, One FifthPlenty In EgyptAuthority Delegated To People

So you are to be appointed in charge over my palace, and all of my people are to do whatever you command them to do. Only the throne will have greater authority than you."

Verse ConceptsPalacesThronePromotionRelative GreatnessRespect For People

"Look!" Pharaoh confirmed to Joseph, "I've put you in charge of the entire land of Egypt!"

Verse ConceptsGovernorsRulersEntrustingAuthority Delegated To Peopleinvesting

Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-Paneah. He also gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. So Joseph took charge of all the land of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsMarriage, Restrictions ConcerningChanged NamesPeople Renaming PeopleAuthority Delegated To People

Now Joseph was 30 years old when he began serving Pharaoh king of Egypt. Joseph was commissioned by Pharaoh and was in charge of all the land of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsThirtyTravelAuthority Delegated To People

Joseph was in charge of the country; he sold grain to all its people. His brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.

Verse ConceptsBowingGovernorsBowing Before Joseph

and he removeth them unto charge three days.

Verse ConceptsThree Daysjail

"The man who was in charge of the land spoke harshly to us," they said. "He accused us of being spies!

Verse ConceptsSpying

But the man who was in charge of the land responded, "I'm going to test your honesty. Leave one of your brothers with me, take some grain for the famine that's afflicting your households, and leave.

Verse ConceptsPeople Abandoning People

So they approached the man who was in charge of Joseph's household and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.

"Everything is fine," the man in charge of Joseph's household told them. "Don't be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has given you treasure in your sacks. I had your money." Then he brought Simeon out to them.

Verse ConceptsPeople Set Free By PeopleGod Gives Wealth

The servant in charge brought the men into Joseph's house. He gave them water, and they washed their feet. Then he gave food to their donkeys.

Verse ConceptsAblutionGuestsWaterFeet WashingFeeding AnimalsClean Feet

As a result, it wasn't you who sent me here, but God himself! He established me as a father-figure to Pharaoh himself! I'm in charge of his entire palace and ruler over the entire land of Egypt.

Verse Conceptsevil, victory overGovernorsRulersPromotionSpiritual FathersGod Sending ProphetsCaused By GodProvidence, Of God In CircumstancesIdentityIdentity In Christ

Hurry and go up to my father, and tell him, ‘Your son Joseph says this to you: “God has made me lord of all Egypt; come down to me, do not delay.

Verse ConceptsChildren, Good Examples OfPeople Who DelayedHurrying Others On

the land of Egypt is open before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They can live in the land of Goshen. If you know of any capable men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.”

Verse ConceptsAbilityCompetence

And they give a charge for Joseph, saying, 'Thy father commanded before his death, saying,

Verse ConceptsBefore Death

and Pharaoh layeth a charge on all his people, saying, 'Every son who is born -- into the River ye do cast him, and every daughter ye do keep alive.'

Verse ConceptsCruelty, examples ofCommands, in OTKept Alive By MenDeath Of All MalesKilling IsraelitesThe King's Orders

And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsAaron, PositionAaron, Moses SpokespersonBringing Israel Out Of EgyptOthers Bringing Israel Out Of EgyptGod's Orders

'And it hath become a charge to you, until the fourteenth day of this month, and the whole assembly of the company of Israel have slaughtered it between the evenings;

Verse ConceptsPassover lambThe Number FourteenTwilightKilling Sacrifices

He took 600 of the best chariots, and all the other chariots of Egypt with officers in charge of each one.

Verse ConceptsOfficersSix To Seven HundredSix Hundred And Above

And he saith unto them, 'It is that which Jehovah hath spoken of; a rest -- a holy sabbath to Jehovah -- is to-morrow; that which ye bake, bake; and that which ye boil, boil; and all that is over, let rest for yourselves in charge till the morning.'

Verse ConceptsCooking, MethodsLaw, Ten CommandmentsSabbaths InstitutedResttomorrowcooking

And Moses saith, 'This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded: Fill the omer with it, for a charge for your generations, so that they see the bread which I have caused you to eat in the wilderness, in My bringing you out from the land of Egypt.'

Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, DryGod Bringing Israel Out Of Egypt

And Moses saith unto Aaron, 'Take one pot, and put there the fulness of the omer of manna, and let it rest before Jehovah, for a charge for your generations;'

Verse ConceptsArk Of The Covenant, ContentsAaron, Life EventsArk Of The Covenant, PurposeMemorabiliapot

as Jehovah hath given commandment unto Moses, so doth Aaron let it rest before the Testimony, for a charge.

Verse ConceptsArk Of The Covenant, Function

And the LORD said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.

Verse ConceptsSeeing GodDeath Due To God's Presence

And Moses said unto Jehovah, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou didst charge us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.

Verse ConceptsBoundariesHoliness, Believers' Growth InGoing Up Mountainslimitations

And if he does not do these three things for her, she may leave free of charge, without any exchange of money.

Verse ConceptsThree Other ThingsPeople Freeing SlavesFree Of Charge

“If you lend money to My people, to the poor person among you, you must not be like a moneylender to him; you must not charge him interest.

Verse ConceptsCreditCreditorsInterestLendingMoney, Stewardship OfMoney, Uses OfCapitalismBankslent

Stay far away from a false charge, and don't kill the innocent or the righteous, because I won't acquit the guilty.

Verse ConceptsInnocence, Teaching OnAcquittalDo Not MurderFar From OneJudicial PunishmentFake FriendsaccusationsAcquitting The Guilty

“You shall charge the sons of Israel, that they bring you clear oil of beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually.

Verse ConceptsOlive OilThe Golden LampstandOilCandlesOil For LampsPure Things

Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the LORD, that ye die not: for so I am commanded.

Verse ConceptsSeven DaysPresented At The DoorwayDeath As Punishment

and the land is defiled, and I charge its iniquity upon it, and the land vomiteth out its inhabitants:

Verse ConceptsRetributionSin, Effects OfPolluting The LandDefilementovereating

and ye have kept My charge, so as not to do any of the abominable statutes which have been done before you, and ye do not defile yourselves with them; I am Jehovah your God.'

Verse ConceptsCustomPurity, Moral And SpiritualThe Lord Is GodHating Uncleanness

They are to keep my charge. By doing so, they won't bear the punishment of sin because of it and therefore die if they've been defiled by it. I am the LORD, who sets them apart."

Verse ConceptsPriests, Function In Ot TimesRitual LawSin BearerStewardshipDeath Due To God's PresenceI Am The LordMaking People Holy

and he causeth him to rest in charge -- to explain to them by the mouth of Jehovah.

Verse ConceptsImprisonmentsMaking DecisionsWaiting Till Marriage

Do not charge him usurious interest, but fear your God [with profound reverence], so your countryman may [continue to] live among you.

Verse ConceptsReverence, And Social BehaviourFear God!lent

But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony.

Verse ConceptsCamping During The ExodusAction Lest God Be Angry

And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.

Verse ConceptsThe Tabernacle

And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.

And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

Verse ConceptsCovering The Tabernacle

In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.

Verse ConceptsEight ThousandAge Ranges Of LevitesCounting Levites

And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof.

Verse ConceptsLevitesTablesHoly VesselsSacred Vessels

And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.

And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto,

But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

Verse ConceptsHigh Priest, In OtExclusionDeath Due To God's PresenceCamping During The ExodusDanger When God Is Near

And the charge of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the continual meal-offering, and the anointing oil, the charge of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, the sanctuary, and the furniture thereof.

Verse ConceptsIncenseOilRankSmellsShowbreadAnimal Sacrifices, Meal OfferingOil For LampsRegulations For Cereal Offerings

At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens.

Verse ConceptsMan Appointing

This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

Verse ConceptsMan Appointing

And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof,

Verse ConceptsBoards

And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name ye shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden.

Verse ConceptsTentsPegs

And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness with another instead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the curse:

Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanBitter WaterAbsence Of SexBad WaterUnpunishedPeople Bound By Oaths

Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell;

Verse ConceptsWasteThighsSwellingPeople Bound By OathsSwearing

the leaders of Israel, the heads of {the families}, presented an offering; they [were] the leaders of the tribes and [were] the ones in charge of the counting.

Verse ConceptsRank

But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charge.

Verse ConceptsGroups Helping

And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD, and journeyed not.

Verse ConceptsStaying A Long Time

At the commandment of the LORD they rested in the tents, and at the commandment of the LORD they journeyed: they kept the charge of the LORD, at the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.

Verse ConceptsDivine DirectionSetting OutCamping During The ExodusGod's Orders

The standard of the camp of Judah was the first to travel, accompanied by its army with Amminadab's son Nahshon in charge.

Verse ConceptsFlagsOrder Of MarchFirst To ActPeople Of Judah

Zuar's son Nethanel was in charge of the camp of Issachar.

Helon's son Eliab was in charge of the camp of Zebulun.

Then the standard of the camp of Reuben set out, accompanied by its army with Shedeur's son Elizur in charge.

Verse ConceptsFlags

Zurishaddai's son Shelumiel was in charge of the tribe of Simeon.

Deuel's son Eliasaph was in charge of the tribe of Gad.

After this, the standard of the camp of Ephraim set out, accompanied by its army with Ammihud's son Elishama in charge.

Verse ConceptsFlags

Pedazzur's son Gamaliel was in charge of the tribe of Manasseh.

Gideoni's son Abidan was in charge of the army of the tribe of Benjamin.

Verse Conceptsdivision

Ochran's son Pagiel was in charge of the tribe of Asher.

Enan's son Ahira was in charge of the tribe of Naphtali.

Now Izhar's son Korah, the grandson of Kohath, a descendant of Levi, along with Eliab's sons Dathan and Abiram, and Peleth's son On, a descendant of Reuben, took charge

Verse ConceptsRevolts

if according to the death of all men these die -- or the charge of all men is charged upon them -- Jehovah hath not sent me;

Verse Conceptsnatural Deathfate

And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Put back the rod of Aaron, before the testimony, for a charge, for a sign to the sons of rebellion, and thou dost remove their murmurings from off me, and they do not die;'

Verse ConceptsArk Of The Covenant, ContentsArk Of The Covenant, FunctionRebellion, Against GodAaron, Life EventsDeath Due To God's PresenceDo Not GrumbleThings As Signsrebellion

And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle: only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, nor ye also, die.

Verse ConceptsExclusionDeath Due To God's PresenceDanger When God Is Near

And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you.

And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.

Verse ConceptsSanctuaryAction Lest God Be AngryResponsibility

And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge of mine heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; unto thee have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to thy sons, by an ordinance for ever.

Verse ConceptsAaron, Priestly ResponsibilitiesDividing Food

And a clean man hath gathered the ashes of the cow, and hath placed at the outside of the camp, in a clean place, and it hath become to the company of the sons of Israel a charge for waters of separation -- it is a cleansing;

Verse ConceptsHoliness, Believers' Growth InAnimal Sacrifices, BurntOutside The CampMeans Of PurifyingClean ObjectsBeing Cleansed From Sin

And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.

Verse ConceptsGod Appointing Others

And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

Verse ConceptsSolemn ChargesLaying On Hands To Commission

So Moses sent them to the war, one thousand from every tribe, with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who was in charge of the holy articles and the signal trumpets.

Verse ConceptsA Thousand PeopleTrumpets For SignallingPriests In ActionTemple Utensils In UseMemorabilia

And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.

Even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.

Then the officers in charge of thousands of soldiers, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds approached Moses

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Command (517 instances)
Commission (24 instances)
Commit (177 instances)
Complaint (39 instances)
Consign (7 instances)
Despatch (1 instance)
Enjoin (13 instances)
Errand (5 instances)
Excite (1 instance)
Guardianship (1 instance)
Injunction (11 instances)
Level (45 instances)
Lodge (69 instances)
Mandate (3 instances)
Mission (30 instances)
Precept (8 instances)
Rouse (28 instances)
Saddle (7 instances)
Shoot (65 instances)
Supervision (21 instances)
Thrill (3 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
παραγγέλλω 
Paraggello 
Usage: 30

ἐντέλλομαι 
Entellomai 
Usage: 10

ἐπιβαρέω 
Epibareo 
Usage: 3

ἐπιτιμάω 
Epitimao 
Usage: 28

אגרטל 
'agartal 
Usage: 2

כּבד כּבד 
Kabad 
Usage: 114

משׁמרת 
Mishmereth 
Usage: 78

סבל 
Cebel 
Usage: 3

עוּד 
`uwd 
Usage: 45

פּקד 
Paqad 
Usage: 303

פּקדּה 
P@quddah 
Usage: 32

פּקיד 
Paqiyd 
Usage: 13

צוה 
Tsavah 
Usage: 494

קערה 
Q@`arah 
Usage: 17

שׁבע 
 
Usage: 186

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ἀδάπανος 
Adapanos 
Usage: 1

βαρέω 
Bareo 
be heavy , be pressed , be burdened , be charged
Usage: 6

δαπανάω 
Dapanao 
spend , be at charges with , consume
Usage: 4

διαμαρτύρομαι 
Diamarturomai 
Usage: 13

διαστέλλομαι 
Diastellomai 
Usage: 8

ἐγκαλέω 
Egkaleo 
Usage: 7

ἔγκλημα 
Egklema 
Usage: 2

ἐμβριμάομαι 
Embrimaomai 
Usage: 5

ἐπιτάσσω 
Epitasso 
Usage: 8

καταναρκάω 
Katanarkao 
Usage: 3

κολλυβιστής 
Kollubistes 
Usage: 3

ὁρκίζω 
Horkizo 
Usage: 3

ὀψώνιον 
Opsonion 
Usage: 4

παραγγελία 
Paraggelia 
Usage: 5

πίναξ 
Pinax 
Usage: 4

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