39 occurrences in 8 translations

'Select' in the Bible

My master made me swear this oath: "You are not to select a wife for my son from among the daughters of the Canaanites in this land where I live.

Verse ConceptsIntermarriage

Therefore let Pharaoh select a wise, discerning person to place in charge over the land of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsDiscretionAuthority Delegated To People

Let Pharaoh take action to appoint overseers and officials over the land, and set aside one-fifth [of the produce] of the [entire] land of Egypt in the seven years of abundance.

Verse ConceptsTaxationFractions, One FifthPlenty In EgyptAuthority Delegated To People

Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month they must each select an animal of the flock according to their fathers’ households, one animal per household.

Verse ConceptsPassover lambLambsFamiliesFamily FirstProtecting Your Family

If the household is too small for a whole animal, that person and the neighbor nearest his house are to select one based on the combined number of people; you should apportion the animal according to what each person will eat.

Verse ConceptsSmallnessEating Before GodAccording To PeopleFew PeopleNeighbours

Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Go, select an animal from the flock according to your families, and slaughter the Passover animal.

Verse ConceptsPassover lambLambsMoses, Significance OfKilling SacrificesOthers SummoningSheep And GoatsThe Elders Gathered

and he took six hundred select chariots, and all the other chariots of Egypt with officers over all of them.

Verse ConceptsOfficersSix To Seven HundredSix Hundred And Above

Moses said to Joshua, “Select some men for us and go fight against Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with God’s staff in my hand.”

"Select Nun's son Joshua. The Spirit is in that man," the LORD answered Moses. "You are to lay your hand on him

Verse ConceptsHandsMoses, Life OfLaying On Of HandsThe Spirit Of GodThe Holy Spirit, And SanctificationLaying On Hands To Commission

Now from these towns that you will give to the Levites you must select six towns of refuge to which a person who has killed someone may flee. And you must give them forty-two other towns.

Verse ConceptsFugitivesDeath penaltyRefugeesSanctuaryManslaughterTypes Of ChristAsylumSix ThingsForties

then you shall select for yourselves cities to be your cities of refuge, that the manslayer who has killed any person unintentionally may flee there.

Verse ConceptsMurderRefugeManslaughterAccidental KillingsUnintentional

The cities you select will be your six cities of refuge.

Select three cities across the Jordan and three cities in the land of Canaan to be cities of refuge.

Verse ConceptsThree CitiesBeyond Jordan

When you come to the land the Lord your God is giving you and take it over and live in it and then say, "I will select a king like all the nations surrounding me,"

Verse ConceptsLike The Nations

you must select without fail a king whom the Lord your God chooses. From among your fellow citizens you must appoint a king -- you may not designate a foreigner who is not one of your fellow Israelites.

Verse ConceptsForeignersStrangersLaws Restricting ForeignersStrangers in israel

Now select for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one per tribe.

Verse ConceptsThe Number TwelveTwelve Tribes

"Select for yourselves twelve men from the people, one per tribe.

Verse ConceptsTwelve Tribes

In the morning you will come forward, {tribe by tribe}, and the tribe that Yahweh will select by lot will come forward by clans, and the clan that Yahweh selects by lot will come forward by families, and the family that Yahweh selects by lot will come forward one by one.

Verse ConceptsMorningAdministration

“Tell the Israelites: Select your cities of refuge, as I instructed you through Moses,

So Saul said to his servants, "Please select a man {who plays a stringed instrument well} and bring [him] to me."

Verse ConceptsInstrumentalists

So Saul took three thousand select men from all Israel and went to find David and his men in the region of the rocks of the mountain goats.

Verse ConceptsThree Thousand And UpWild Goat

So Saul rose and went down with 3,000 select men of Israel to the Wilderness of Ziph, to look for David in the Wilderness of Ziph.

Verse ConceptsDeserts, SpecificThree Thousand And Up

“Go and say to David, ‘Thus says the Lord, “I am giving you three choices; select one of them for yourself, and I will do it to you.”’”

Verse ConceptsChoosing ThingsThree Other ThingsMaking DecisionsDecision Makingconsequences

I will select you; you will rule over all you desire to have and you will be king over Israel.

select the most qualified of your master’s sons, set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.

Verse ConceptsThroneChoosing PeopleFighting One Another

Every day one ox, six select sheep, and some birds were prepared for me, and every ten days all kinds of wine in abundance. Despite all this I did not require the food allotted to the governor, for the work was demanding on this people.

Verse ConceptsSix Things

“When I select an appointed time,It is I who judge with equity.

Verse ConceptsThe Time AppointedAppointmentsfairness

He has made My mouth like a sharp sword,In the shadow of His hand He has concealed Me;And He has also made Me a select arrow,He has hidden Me in His quiver.

Verse ConceptsHand Of GodMouthsQuiversShadowsSharpnessShadow Of GodGod Hiding PeopleSpeaking As From GodArrows

Then I will also select some of them for myself as priests and as Levites," says the LORD.

Verse ConceptsBeing OrganizedA Kingdom Of Priestspriests

“Son of man, speak to your people and tell them: Suppose I bring the sword against a land, and the people of that land select a man from among them, appointing him as their watchman,

Verse ConceptsSwordsWatchman

Then the king of the North will come, build up an assault ramp, and capture a well-fortified city. The forces of the South will not stand; even their select troops will not be able to resist.

Verse ConceptsThe Nations Attackedtechnology

Simeon has explained how God first concerned himself to select from among the Gentiles a people for his name.

Verse ConceptsFirst Among The GentilesOther References To God's Name

Then the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, decided to select men who were among them and to send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas, called Barsabbas, and Silas, both leading men among the brothers.

Verse ConceptsVisitingChoosing PeoplePeople Sending PeopleThe Apostles In Action

we have unanimously decided to select men and send them to you along with our dearly loved Barnabas and Paul,

Verse ConceptsChoosing PeoplePeople Sending People

So if you have cases pertaining to this life, do you select those who have no standing in the church to judge?

Verse ConceptsGoing To Church

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Choice (172 instances)
Choose (144 instances)
Glean (14 instances)
Prime (13 instances)
Prize (15 instances)
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Select (39 instances)

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