'Person' in the Bible

you will select for yourselves cities for your cities of refuge, that a killer who has killed a person unintentionally can flee there.

To the {Israelites}, to the alien, and to the temporary resident in their midst there will be these six cities as a refuge to which anyone who unintentionally kills a person may flee.

" 'If anyone kills a person, the killer will be put to death {according to the testimony} of witnesses, but someone cannot die on testimony of one person.

You must not {be partial} {in your judgment}; hear [out] the small [person] as [also] the great [person]; {do not be intimidated by any person}, because the judgment [is] God's; and the case that is too difficult for you, bring [it] to me, and I will hear it [out].'

but repaying those who hate him {in their own person} to destroy them; he is not slow with those who hate him {in their own person}; he repays them.

Nevertheless, there shall not be among you a poor [person], because Yahweh will certainly bless you in the land that Yahweh your God [is] giving to you [as] an inheritance, to take possession of it.

If [there] is a poor [person] among you from [among] one of your brothers in one of your {towns} that Yahweh your God [is] giving to you, you shall not harden your heart, and you shall not shut your hand toward {your brother who is poor}.

If your relative who is a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman is sold to you, and [he or she] has served you six years, then in the seventh year you shall send that person [out] {free}.

Each [person] {shall give as he is able}, [that is], according to the blessing of Yahweh your God that he has given to you.

{On the evidence of} two or three witnesses {the person shall be put to death}. The person shall not be put to death by the mouth of one witness.

The hand of the witnesses shall be first against the person to kill the person, and afterward the hands [of] all the people, and [so] you shall purge the evil from your midst.

{The testimony of a single witness may not be used to convict} [with respect to] any crime and for any wrongdoing in any offense that a person committed; on the {evidence} of two witnesses or on the {evidence} of three witnesses {a charge shall be sustained}.

And all of the elders of that city nearest to the slain person shall wash their hands over the heifer [with] the broken neck in the wadi.

"A person shall not take a pair of millstones or an upper millstone, for {he is taking necessities of life as a pledge}.

'Cursed be the one who misleads a blind person on the road.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

'Cursed be the one who takes a bribe {to murder an innocent person}.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

And you shall be groping at noon just as the blind person gropes in the dark, and you shall not succeed [in finding] your way, and you shall only be abused and robbed {all the time}, and there will not be {anyone who will rescue you}.

And the name of Hebron formerly [was] Kiriath Arba; [Arba was] the greatest person among the Anakites. And the land rested from war.

Anyone who kills a person by accident or unintentionally may flee there; they will be for yourselves a refuge from the avenger of blood.

These were the cities designated for all the {Israelites}, and for the foreigners dwelling among them, for anyone that kills a person unintentionally to flee there, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, {until there is a trial} before the congregation.

Then the Spirit of Yahweh will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will turn into {a different person}.

For {we must certainly die}, and [we are] as the waters spilled to the ground which cannot be gathered. God will not take a life but devises plans for a banished person not to be cast out from him.

any prayer or any plea which is [offered] by any person for all of your people Israel, who each knows the infestation of his [own] heart and spreads out his palms to this house,

"If they sin against you (for there is not a person who does not sin) and you are angry with them and you give them to an enemy and they take them captive to the land of the enemy far or near,

Jehoash said to the priests, "All of the money for the sacred things that is brought to the temple of Yahweh, {the money taxed at its proper value for each person} [and] all of the money which comes upon the heart of a man to bring to the temple of Yahweh,

And he distributed to every man of Israel, both men and women, to each [person] a loaf of bread, a cake of dates, and a cake of raisins.

[then] any prayer, any plea that is [made] by any person and by all your people Israel, each one who knows his own affliction and his own anguish and [who] spreads out his hands to this house,

When they sin against you--for there is no person who does not sin--and you become angry with them and place them before their enemy that they carry them away as captives to a land far or near,

And he set the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of Yahweh so that no person unclean with respect to any matter could enter

No person could distinguish the sound of joyful acclaim from the sound of people weeping, for the people shouted with great joyful acclaim and the sound was heard from afar.

Furthermore, I issue forth a decree that if any person violates this decree, let a beam be pulled out from his house and let him be impaled on it. And let his house be made a pile of rubble on [account of] this.

But when Sanballat the Horonite and the Ammonite servant Tobiah heard [this], {they were greatly displeased} that a person had come to seek the welfare of the {Israelites}.

You warned them so that they would return to your law. Yet they acted arrogantly and did not listen to your commandments but sinned against your judgments that a person must do so that they may live. They turned a stubborn shoulder and stiffened their neck and would not listen.

But {an empty-headed person} will get understanding when a wild donkey's colt is born [as] a human being.

But {all of you must return}--{please come}! But I shall not find a wise [person] among you.

There an upright person could reason with him, and I would be acquitted forever by my judge.

Look, God does all these [things] twice, three times with a person

but he remains quiet, and who can condemn? And he hides [his] face, and who can behold him? Yet [he is] over a nation and over a person alike,

Your wickedness [affects] a person like yourself, and your righteousness [affects] humans.

Happy [is] a person to whom Yahweh does not impute iniquity and in whose spirit there is not deceit.

Look, you have made my days [mere] handbreadths, and my lifespan as nothing next to you. Surely every person standing firm [is] complete vanity. Selah

Happy [is the] person who listens to me, [in order] to keep watch at my doors day by day, [in order] to guard the frames of my entrances.

Yahweh will not cause a righteous person to go hungry, but the craving of the wicked he will thwart.

[It is] like a sport for a fool to do wrong, wisdom for a person of understanding.

With the death of a wicked person, hope will die, and the expectation of the godless perishes.

He who lacks {sense} belittles his neighbor, but a person of intelligence will remain silent.

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

A person of blessing will be enriched, and he who gives water also will be refreshed.

A person will not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will not be moved.

A clever person conceals knowledge, but the heart of a fool announces folly.

A righteous person will seek out his neighbor, but the way of the wicked will lead them astray.

The soul of the lazy craves, but there is nothing, but the person of diligence is richly supplied.

A child of wisdom will make a father glad, but a {foolish person}, he despises his mother.

Folly is a joy to him who lacks {sense}, and a person of understanding {will walk upright}.

The {mind} of a person will plan his ways, and Yahweh will direct his steps.

A person of perversity will spread dissent, and he who whispers separates a close friend.

A person of violence will entice his neighbor and cause him to walk on a way [that is] not good.

An evil person will seek only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

A person who lacks {sense} {pledges}; he becomes security before his neighbor.

The gift of a person will open doors for him, and before the great, it gives him access.

Better a poor person walking in integrity than one who is perverse {in his speech} and is a fool.

The understanding of a person makes him slow to his {anger}, and his glory overlooks offense.

Laziness will bring on a deep sleep, and a person of idleness will suffer hunger.

A hot-tempered person pays a penalty; if you rescue [him], you will do [it] yet again.

A lazy person buries his hand in the dish, and even to his mouth he will not bring it back.

The lazy person will not plow in season; he will expect at the harvest, but there [will be] nothing.

Many a person will proclaim his loyalty [for] himself, but a man [who is] trustworthy, who can find?

Precious treasure and oil [are] in the house of the wise, but the foolish person will devour them.

The craving of a lazy person will kill him, for his hands refuse to work.

A lazy person says "A lion in the street! In the middle of the highway, I shall be killed!"

The father of the righteous will surely rejoice; he who bears a wise person will be happy with him.

I passed by the field of a lazy person, and over the vineyard of a person lacking {sense};

A bad tooth and a lame foot [is] the trust of a faithless person {in a time} of trouble.

[Like] legs that hang limp from a lame person, so [is] a proverb in the mouth of fools.

A lazy person says "A lion [is] in the road! A lion among the streets!"

The door turns on its hinge, and a lazy person on his bed.

A lazy person buries his hands in the dish; he is [too] tired to return it to his mouth.

A lazy person is wiser in his eyes than seven who answer discreetly.

As the waters [reflect] {face to face}, so the heart of a person [reflects] the person.

Sheol and Abaddon will not be satisfied, and the eyes of a person will not be satisfied [either].

By the rebellion of a land, her rulers increase, but by a person of intelligence who knows justice, it will last.

When the righteous triumphs, great [is] the glory, but with [the] rising of the wicked, a person will be hidden.

Happy is the person who fears continuously, but he who is stubborn of heart, will fall into calamity.

A person who is burdened with [the] blood of {another}, until death he will flee; do not take hold of him.

He who rebukes a person will afterward find [more] favor than he who flatters [with the] tongue.

The {greedy person} will stir up strife, but he who trusts in Yahweh will be enriched.

The pride of a person will bring him humiliation, and the lowly of spirit will obtain honor.

The fear of a person will lay a snare, but he who trusts in Yahweh will be secure.

What does a person gain in all his toil with which he toils under the sun?

For although a person may toil with great wisdom and skill, he must leave his reward to someone who has not toiled for it. This also [is] vanity and a great calamity.

For what does a person receive for all his toil and in the longing of his heart with which he toils under the sun?

There is nothing better for a person than to eat and drink and {find delight} in his toil. For I also realized that this [is] from the hand of God!

For to the person who [is] good in his eyes, he gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and heaping up only to give [it] to [him who is] pleasing to him. This also [is] vanity and chasing wind!

So I concluded that there is nothing better for a person than to enjoy [the fruit of] his labor, for this is his lot in life. {For no one knows what will happen in the future.}

Also if two lie together, {they can keep each other warm}. But how can one person be warm?

{Although an assailant may overpower one person, two may withstand him}. A threefold cord {is not easily broken}!

Better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for [death is] the end of every person, and the living should take [it] to his heart.

But he shall judge [the] poor with righteousness, and he shall decide for [the] needy of [the] earth with rectitude. And he shall strike [the] earth with the rod of his mouth, and he shall kill [the] wicked person with the breath of his lips.

[Though the] wicked person is shown compassion, he does not learn righteousness; he acts unjustly in [the] land [of] uprightness, and he does not see the majesty of Yahweh.

And it shall be as when the hungry person dreams--look, [he is] eating! And he wakes up and his inner self [is] empty. Or as when the thirsty person dreams--look, [he is] drinking! And he wakes up and look, [he is] faint, and his inner self [is] longing for water. So shall be the multitude of all the nations who fight against Mount Zion.