28 occurrences in 10 translations

'Explained' in the Bible

When Jacob explained to Rachel that he was a relative of her father and the son of Rebekah, she ran and told her father.

But Pharaoh hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had explained to them.

and they place him in ward, for it is not explained what is to be done to him.

Moses went and explained these things to everyone in Israel.

So Samson’s wife came to him, weeping, and said, “You hate me and don’t love me! You told my people the riddle, but haven’t explained it to me.”“Look,” he said, “I haven’t even explained it to my father or mother, so why should I explain it to you?”

She wept the whole seven days of the feast, and at last, on the seventh day, he explained it to her, because she had nagged him so much. Then she explained it to her people.

The Spirit of the Lord took control of him, and he went down to Ashkelon and killed 30 of their men. He stripped them and gave their clothes to those who had explained the riddle. In a rage, Samson returned to his father’s house,

Hannah did not go and explained to her husband, “After the child is weaned, I’ll take him to appear in the Lord’s presence and to stay there permanently.”

Samuel explained to the people the regulations concerning kingship. He wrote them in a scroll and placed it in the LORD's presence. Then Samuel sent all the people to their own houses.

You have explained how you treated me well, in that the LORD delivered me into your hand but you didn't kill me.

“Look,” Absalom explained to Joab, “I sent for you and said, ‘Come here. I want to send you to the king to ask: Why have I come back from Geshur? I’d be better off if I were still there.’ So now, let me see the king. If I am guilty, let him kill me.”

And Solomon explained to her all she spoke of: there was not a thing hidden from the king that he did not explain to her.

And Solomon explained to her all she spoke of, and there was not a thing hidden from Solomon that he did not explain to her.

The letter that ye sent unto us, explained, hath been read before me,

Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah, who were Levites, explained the law to the people as they stood in their places.

And Nehemiah, that is, the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that explained to the people, said to all the people, This day is holy to Jehovah your God: mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.

Then all the people began to eat and drink, send portions, and have a great celebration, because they had understood the words that were explained to them.

He does great things that cannot be explained, and awesome deeds that cannot be counted.

which is what wise men have explained, who didn't withhold anything from their ancestors.

How you have counseled the unwiseand thoroughly explained the path to success!

Indeed, I took all this to heart and explained it all: the righteous, the wise, and their works are in God’s hands.People don’t know whether to expect love or hate. Everything lies ahead of them.

Later the Lord explained, "In the same way that my servant Isaiah has walked around in undergarments and barefoot for the past three years, as an object lesson and omen pertaining to Egypt and Cush,

"These bones represent the entire house of Israel," the LORD explained to me. "Look how they keep saying, "Our bones are dried up, and our future is lost. We've been completely eliminated!'

He asked Arioch, the king’s officer, “Why is the decree from the king so harsh?” Then Arioch explained the situation to Daniel.

Daniel explained: "I was watching in my vision during the night as the four winds of the sky were stirring up the great sea.

Then the man standing among the myrtle trees explained, “They are the ones the Lord has sent to patrol the earth.”

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