31 occurrences in 12 translations

'Preparation' in the Bible

This food should be held in storage for the land in preparation for the seven years of famine that will occur throughout the land of Egypt. In this way the land will survive the famine."

On the first day [of the feast] you shall have a holy and solemn assembly, and on the seventh day there shall be another holy and solemn assembly; no work of any kind shall be done on those days, except for the preparation of food which every person must eat—only that may be done by you.

Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any like it, after the preparation of it: it is holy holy shall it be unto you.

So get up and sanctify the people. Tell them, "Sanctify yourselves in preparation for tomorrow, because this is what the LORD God of Israel, says: "There are things turned over to destruction among you, Israel. You won't be able to defeat your enemies until you remove what has been turned over to destruction.

When the Israelis heard that announcement, the entire community of the Israelis gathered together at Shiloh in preparation for war.

And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brethren had made preparation for them.

And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

and rejoice doth Hezekiah and all the people, because of God's giving preparation to the people, for the thing hath been suddenly.

In the seventh month, on the fifteenth day of the month at the feast, he shall provide [offerings] like these for the seven days, as the sin offering, the burnt offering, the grain offering, and the oil.”

The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken.

"Again he sent other servants with a message to those who were invited. "'My breakfast is now ready," he said, 'my bullocks and fat cattle are killed, and every preparation is made: come to the wedding.'

Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,

She has done what she could. She poured perfume on my body in preparation for my burial.

Then he will himself show you a large room upstairs, ready furnished: there make preparation for us."

And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

But Martha was distracted with much preparation, so she approached [and] said, "Lord, is it not a concern to you that my sister has left me alone to make preparations? Then tell her that she should help me!"

And that servant who has been told his Master's will and yet made no preparation and did not obey His will, will receive many lashes.

The reaper gets pay and gathers in a crop in preparation for the Life of the Ages, that so the sower and the reapers may rejoice together.

Jesus therefore said, Suffer her to have kept this for the day of my preparation for burial;

And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!

The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.

Now before faith came about, we were held in custody and confined under the Law in preparation for the faith that was to be revealed.

And angels--those who did not keep the position originally assigned to them, but deserted their own proper abode--He reserves in everlasting bonds, in darkness, in preparation for the judgement of the great day.

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
כּוּן 
Kuwn 
Usage: 217

מערך 
Ma`arak 
Usage: 1

ἑτοιμασία 
hetoimasia 
Usage: 1

παρασκευή 
Paraskeue 
Usage: 6

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