11 occurrences in 13 translations

'Stretched' in the Bible

The dove could not find a resting place for its feet because water still covered the surface of the entire earth, and so it returned to Noah in the ark. He stretched out his hand, took the dove, and brought it back into the ark.

Verse ConceptsFeetStretching OutNot Being StillFeet In ActionNot StillNoah's Flood

And the men stretched out their hand, and brought Lot into the house to them, and shut the door.

Verse ConceptsStretching OutShutting DoorsPulling People

And he said, Let not your hand be stretched out against the boy to do anything to him; for now I am certain that the fear of God is in your heart, because you have not kept back your son, your only son, from me.

Verse ConceptsAbrahamGodly Fear, Examples OfThe Only ChildOnly Child Of PeopleIndividuals Fearing GodNot SparingGod ForbiddingLeaving People Alone

and he buyeth the portion of the field where he hath stretched out his tent, from the hand of the sons of Hamor, father of Shechem, for a hundred kesitah;

Verse ConceptsProperty, LandSilverTentsReal EstateLarge Denominations

Then they stretched out the richly-embroidered tunic to dry, and brought it to their father. "We've found this," they reported. "Look at it and see if this is or isn't your son's tunic."

Verse ConceptsMulti ColouredDistinguishingFinding ThingsColor

And it came to pass when she brought forth, that one stretched out his hand, and the midwife took it and bound round his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.

Verse ConceptsCrimsonBeing FirstMidwifeStretching OutFirstborn SonsCordsRed Cordsstories

And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.

Verse ConceptsFirstbornHandsLaying On Of HandsFirstborn SonsHands On HeadsLeft HandsLaying On Hands To HealBlessings For The Right Hand

Judah is a young lion; like a lion full of meat you have become great, my son; now he takes his rest like a lion stretched out and like an old lion; by whom will his sleep be broken?

Verse ConceptsHuntingLions, Figurative Use OfLionsYoung AnimalVigourCrouchingLike Creatures

Even by the God of your father, who will be your help, and by the Ruler of all, who will make you full with blessings from heaven on high, blessings of the deep stretched out under the earth, blessings of the breasts and of the fertile body:

Verse ConceptsBlessings, To IsraelWombGod Will BlessGod HelpsBlessings From GodThe Environmentbreasts

Bible Theasaurus

Adulterate (1 instance)
Debase (8 instances)
Extend (105 instances)
Stretch (86 instances)
Stretched (252 instances)
Unfold (5 instances)

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