4 occurrences

'Off' in the Bible

And when he came to Lehi, the Philistines came out, meeting him with loud cries; then the spirit of the Lord came rushing on him, and the cords on his arms became like grass which has been burned with fire, and the bands came falling off his hands.

Verse ConceptsFlaxArmsPower, HumanShoutingTranceGroups Shouting

So Delilah took new thick cords, knotting them tightly round him, and said to him, The Philistines are on you, Samson. And men were waiting secretly in the inner room. And the cords were broken off his arms like threads.

Verse ConceptsArmsCordsAmbush

And they went off the road there with the purpose of stopping for the night in Gibeah: and he went in, seating himself in the street of the town, for no one took them into his house for the night.

Verse ConceptsHospitality, Examples OfInhospitalityCity SquaresNot Welcoming PeopleStaying Temporarily

So turning their backs on the men of Israel, they went in the direction of the waste land; but the fight overtook them; and those who came out of the town were heading them off and putting them to the sword.

Verse ConceptsTurning One's Back

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