'Flesh' in the Bible

And Yahweh God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man. While he slept, he took one of his ribs, and closed up {the flesh where it had been}.

And the man said, "{She is now} bone from my bones and flesh from my flesh; {she} shall be called 'Woman,' for {she was taken} from man."

Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall cling to his wife, and they shall be as one flesh.

And Yahweh said, "My Spirit shall not abide with humankind forever in that he [is] also flesh. And his days [shall be] one hundred and twenty years."

And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth.

And God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh [has] come before me, for the earth was filled [with] violence because of them. Now, look, I [am going] to destroy them [along] with the earth.

And I, behold, I [am] about to bring the flood waters over the earth to destroy all flesh in which [is] the breath of life from under the heaven; everything that [is] on the earth shall perish.

And of every living thing, from all flesh, you must bring two from every [kind] into the ark to keep [them] alive with you; they shall be male and female.

Only you shall not eat {raw flesh with blood in it}.

I am establishing my covenant with you, that never again will all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, nor will there ever be a flood that destroys the earth."

Then I will remember my covenant that [is] between me and you, and between every living creature, with all flesh. And the waters of a flood will never again {cause the destruction} of all flesh.

The bow shall be in the clouds, and I will see it, so as to remember [the] everlasting covenant between God and between every living creature, with all flesh that [is] upon the earth."

And God said to Noah, "This [is] the sign of the covenant which I am establishing between me and all flesh that [is] upon the earth.

And you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you.

{You must certainly circumcise} {the servant born in your house and the one bought from any foreigner}. And my covenant shall be with your flesh as an everlasting covenant.

And [as for any] uncircumcised male who has not circumcised the flesh of his foreskin, that person shall be cut off from his people. He has broken my covenant.

And Abraham took Ishmael his son and all who were born of his house, and all [those] acquired by his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and he circumcised the flesh of their foreskin on the same day that God spoke with him.

Abraham [was] ninety-nine years old when he circumcised the flesh of his foreskin.

And Ishmael his son [was] thirteen years old when he circumcised the flesh of his foreskin.

And Laban said to him, "Surely you [are] my flesh and my bone!" And he stayed with him a month.

Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, but our hand shall not be against him, for he [is] our brother, our own flesh." And his brothers agreed.

In three days Pharaoh will lift your head from you and hang you on a pole, and the birds will eat your flesh from you."

And make for them undergarments of linen to cover naked flesh; they will be from loins to thigh.

And the flesh of the bull and its skin and its offal you will burn with fire outside the camp; it [is] a sin offering.

It will not be poured on human flesh, and with its measurements you will not make [any] like it; it is holy; it will be holy to you.

Anything that touches its flesh will become holy, and [when] {some of} its blood spatters on a garment, what was spattered on it you shall wash in a holy place.

And on the eighth day his foreskin's flesh shall be circumcised.

the priest shall examine [it], and {if} a white swelling [is] on the skin and it turns [the] hair white and {raw flesh} [is] in the swelling,

But {whenever} {raw flesh} appears on him, he shall become unclean.

And the priest shall examine the {raw flesh}, and he shall pronounce him unclean--the {raw flesh} [is] unclean; it [is] an infectious skin disease.

Or, when the {raw flesh} returns and it has changed to white, then he shall come to the priest,

"Or when a body {has} a burn-spot {from} fire on its skin and the {raw flesh} of the burn-spot [is] {pinkish} or white,

And the sin offering's bull and the sin offering's goat, whose blood was brought to make atonement in the sanctuary, shall be brought {outside the camp}, and they shall burn their hide and their flesh and their offal in the fire.

Indeed, [the] life of all flesh, its blood, [is] in its life, so I said to the {Israelites}, 'You may not eat [the] blood of any flesh, because [the] life of all flesh [is] its blood; anyone who eats it must be cut off.'

And you shall eat the flesh of your sons; and the flesh of your daughters you shall eat.

Please do not let her be like the dead, whose flesh is half consumed when coming out from the womb of its mother."

And they fell on their faces, and they said, "God, God of the spirits of all flesh, will one man sin and you become angry toward the entire community?"

But their flesh will be for you like the breast section of the wave offering, and it will be for you like the right upper thigh.

"Let Yahweh, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the community

For who [is there of] all flesh who has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the midst of the fire as we [have heard it] {and remained alive}?

And you shall offer your burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood on the altar of Yahweh your God, and the blood of your sacrifices you shall pour out on the altar of Yahweh your God, but the meat you may eat.

And you shall eat the fruit of your womb, the flesh of your sons and your daughters, whom Yahweh your God gave to you, {during the siege and during the distress} your enemy inflicts upon you.

I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh with the blood of the slain, and captives from the heads of the leaders of [the] enemy.'

Gideon said, "Well then, when Yahweh gives Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, I will trample your flesh with the thorns and briers of the wilderness."

"{Speak to} the lords of Shechem, 'What [is] better for you, that seventy men all from the sons of Jerub-Baal rule over you, or that one man rules over you?' Remember that I [am] your bone and your flesh."

The Philistine said to David, "Come to me so that I can give your flesh to the birds of heaven and to the wild animals of the field!"

So all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and they said, "Here we [are], {we are your flesh and blood}.

My brothers, you [are] my bones and you [are] my flesh. Why should you be the last to bring back the king?'

To Amasa you shall say: '[Are] you not my bones and my flesh? {May God punish me} if you [are] not the commander of my army before me forever, in place of Joab.'"

So he returned from after him, and he took a pair of oxen and slaughtered them, and with the yoke of the oxen he boiled the flesh and gave it to the people and they ate. Then he arose and went after Elijah and served him.

When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes and put sackcloth over his flesh, fasted, lay in the sackcloth, and went about dejectedly.

Then he went up and lay upon the child and put his mouth on his mouth, his eyes on his eyes, and his palms on his palms. As he bent down over him, the flesh of the boy became warm.

Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, "Go, you must wash seven times in the Jordan, then your flesh shall return to you, and you shall be clean."

So he went down and plunged into the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh returned as the flesh of a small boy, and he was clean.

It happened that when the king heard the words of the woman, he tore his clothes. Now he had been walking on the wall, and the people saw, and behold, sackcloth was over his flesh underneath.

They returned and told him, and he said, "This [is] the word of Yahweh which he spoke by the hand of his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 'On the plot of ground of Jezreel, the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel.'"

Then all Israel gathered to David in Hebron, saying, "Look--we are your flesh and bones.

With him [is] the arm of flesh, and with us [is] Yahweh our God, to help us and to fight our battles." And the people took confidence with the words of Hezekiah, king of Judah.

Now our flesh is like the flesh of our brothers, our sons are like their sons. Look, we are subduing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and there are some from our daughters being molested. {We are powerless}, and our fields and vineyards [belong] to others."

But stretch out your hand and touch his bones and his flesh, [and see] {whether} he will {curse} you to your face."

And a spirit glided before my face; the hair of my flesh bristled.

Or [is] my strength [like] the strength of stones? Or [is] my flesh bronze?

{Do you have eyes of flesh}? Or {do you see as human beings see}?

You clothed me [with] skin and flesh, and you knit me together with bones and sinews.

Why should I take my flesh in my teeth and put my life in my hand?

My bones cling to my skin and to my flesh, and I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.

Why do you pursue me like God? And are not satisfied with my flesh?

And after my skin has been thus destroyed, but from my flesh I will see God,

And when I think of [it], I am horrified, and shuddering seizes my flesh.

His flesh is wasted away from sight, and his bones, [which] are invisible, are bared.

His flesh is renewed with [his] youth; he returns to [the] days of his youthful strength.

all flesh would perish together, and humankind would return to dust.

When evildoers drew near against me to eat my flesh-- my adversaries and my enemies [who drew near] to me-- they themselves stumbled and fell.

There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation. There is no health in my bones because of my sin.

For my loins are full [of] burning, and there is no soundness in my flesh.

Do I eat [the] flesh of bulls or drink [the] blood of goats?

God, whose word I praise, God I trust; I do not fear. What can [mere] flesh do to me?

O God, you [are] my God; I will seek you diligently. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you [as] in a dry and weary land without water.

O [you who] hear prayer, to you all flesh will come.

My flesh and heart failed, [but] God [is] the {strength} of my heart and my reward forever.

for he remembered that they [were] flesh, a passing wind that does not return.

They have given the bodies of your servants as food for the birds of the heavens, the flesh of your faithful to [the] beasts of [the] earth.

My soul longs and even fails for the courtyards of Yahweh. My heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God.

My flesh trembles for fear of you, and I am afraid of your judgments.

[The one who] gives food to all flesh, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

My mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh, and all flesh will bless his holy name forever and ever.

There shall be healing for your {flesh}, and refreshment for your body.

and you groan at your end, when your flesh and body are consumed,

A person of kindness rewards himself, but a cruel [person] harms his own flesh.

A heart of tranquility [is] life [to the] flesh, but causes bones of passion to rot.

I also {explored} {the effects of indulging my flesh} with wine. My mind guiding me with wisdom, {I investigated} folly so that I might discover what [is] good under heaven for {humans} to do {during the days of their lives}.

Do not let your mouth lead your flesh into sin, and do not tell the messenger that it [was] a mistake. Why anger God at your words, so that he destroys the work of your hands?

They devoured on [the] right but [still] were hungry and devoured on [the] left but they were not satisfied. Each one devoured the flesh of his arm,

"And this shall happen: On that day, the glory of Jacob will be brought low, and the fat of his flesh will become lean.

And the Egyptians [are] human and not God, and their horses [are] flesh and not spirit. And Yahweh stretches out his hand, and [the] helper will stumble, and [the] one being helped will fall, and together all of them will come to an end.

And I will feed your oppressors their [own] flesh, and they shall be drunk [with] their blood as [with] wine. Then all flesh shall know that I [am] Yahweh, your savior and redeemer, the strong [one] of Jacob."

{who sit} in graves and spend the night in {secret places}, {who eat} the flesh of swine with a fragment of impurity [in] their vessels,

For Yahweh enters into judgment [on] all flesh with fire and his sword, and {those slain by} Yahweh shall be many.

Those who sanctify themselves and those who cleanse themselves {to go into} the gardens after [the] one in the middle, eating the flesh of swine and detestable things and rodents together shall come to an end!" {declares} Yahweh.

And this shall happen: From {new moon to new moon} and from {Sabbath to Sabbath} all flesh shall come to bow in worship before me," says Yahweh.