8 occurrences

'Empty handed' in the Bible

I will grant this people public favor with the Egyptians, and as a result, when you leave you won't go empty-handed.

Verse ConceptsGod, As RedeemerHuman FavourEmpty HandedFavorbridges

You are to redeem the firstborn of a donkey with a sheep, and if you don't redeem it, you are to break its neck. You are to redeem every firstborn of your sons, and no one is to appear before me empty-handed.

Verse ConceptsDonkeysLambsRansomRedemption, In Everyday LifeDislocatingEmpty HandedRules About Killing Animals

But when you set them free, don't send them away empty-handed.

Verse ConceptsEmpty Handed

"Every male must appear in the presence of the LORD your God three times a year at the place where he will choose: for the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Seven Weeks, and the Festival of Tents. He must not appear in the LORD's presence empty-handed,

Verse ConceptsFeasting On Special OccasionsLaw, OtPilgrimageWorship, Times ForMen WorshippingEmpty HandedThree Times A YearFestivals Observedvacation

Then she related everything that the man had done for her. Ruth also said, "He gave me these six units of barley and told me, "Don't go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.'"

Verse ConceptsSix ThingsEmpty HandedOther Volume Measures

You sent away widows empty-handed, and broke the outstretched arms of orphans.

Verse ConceptsOrphansPoverty, Attitudes TowardsNot Helping Widows

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