6 occurrences

'Swell' in the Bible

at this point the priest must make the woman take the oath with the sworn curse, and he is to say to her—‘May the Lord make you into an object of your people’s cursing and swearing when He makes your thigh shrivel and your belly swell.

Verse ConceptsWasteThighsSwellingPeople Bound By OathsSwearing

May this water that brings a curse enter your stomach, causing your belly to swell and your thigh to shrivel.’“And the woman must reply, ‘Amen, Amen.’

Verse ConceptsAgreement, Before GodThighsAmenSwelling

“When he makes her drink the water, if she has defiled herself and been unfaithful to her husband, the water that brings a curse will enter her and cause bitter suffering; her belly will swell, and her thigh will shrivel. She will become a curse among her people.

Verse ConceptsThighsRepulsive FoodBad WaterBitter WaterSwellingBitternessInfidelityHurt And Betrayaladultry

You provided for them in the wilderness 40 yearsand they lacked nothing.Their clothes did not wear out,and their feet did not swell.

Verse ConceptsClothingThe Number Forty40 To 50 YearsThings Wearing OutGod Providing

They expected that he would swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after they waited a long time and saw nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.

Verse ConceptsFalse GodsWaitingPossibility Of DeathPeople Changing Their MindsSwellingMen As Gods

Bible Theasaurus

Blush (19 instances)
Bully (2 instances)
Cracking (3 instances)
Gallant (1 instance)
Heave (28 instances)
Mantle (32 instances)
Smashing (12 instances)
Swell (9 instances)

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