7 occurrences

'Taking' in the Bible

And taking prisoner a young man of the people of Succoth, he got from him, in answer to his questions, a list of the chiefs of Succoth and the responsible men, seventy-seven men.

Verse Conceptselders, as community leadersInterrogatingSeventies

Now a short time after, at the time of the grain-cutting, Samson, taking with him a young goat, went to see his wife; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the bride's room. But her father would not let him go in.

Verse ConceptsHarvestVisitingWheatSexual Union Intended

And taking up the mouth-bone of an ass newly dead, which he saw by chance on the earth, he put to death a thousand men with it.

Verse ConceptsSmall Things God UsesA Thousand PeopleNumbers Of Foreigners Killed

Then her husband got up and went after her, with the purpose of talking kindly to her, and taking her back with him; he had with him his young man and two asses: and she took him into her father's house, and her father, when he saw him, came forward to him with joy.

Verse ConceptsPersuasion

While they were taking their pleasure at the meal, the good-for-nothing men of the town came round the house, giving blows on the door; and they said to the old man, the master of the house, Send out that man who came to your house, so that we may take our pleasure with him.

Verse ConceptsVulgarityCrude LanguageDecadenceHomosexualityKnockingSexual Union IntendedAbuse

But the people, the men of Israel, taking heart again, put their forces in order and took up the same position as on the first day.

Verse ConceptsDoubt, Dealing WithEncouraging DoubtersDoing Repeatedlyreinforcement

So the men of Benjamin did this, and got wives for themselves for every one of their number, taking them away by force from the dance; then they went back to their heritage, building up their towns and living in them.

Verse ConceptsGroups going home

Bible Theasaurus

Acquire (44 instances)
Adopt (6 instances)
Assume (14 instances)
Conduct (150 instances)
Convey (9 instances)
Demand (66 instances)
Direct (89 instances)
Involve (5 instances)

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