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'Themselves' in the Bible

And they took their daughters as wives for themselves, and they gave their daughters to their sons, and they served their gods.

"When long hair hangs loosely in Israel, when the people willingly offer themselves, bless Yahweh!

Verse ConceptsGiving, Of OneselfPeople Going BeforePraise God For His BenefitsVolunteering

My heart [goes out] to the commanders of Israel, those offering themselves willingly among the people; bless Yahweh!

Verse ConceptsDeborahPeople WillingVolunteering

The hand of the Midianites prevailed over Israel; because of the presence of the Midianites, the {Israelites} made for themselves hiding places that [were] in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.

Verse ConceptsCavesPower, HumanSelf DefenceStrength, HumanStrongholdsFortsDensEscaping To MountainsPeople In CavesCaves As Places Of Refuge

Gideon made an ephod [out of] it, and he put it in his town in Ophrah, and all Israel prostituted [themselves] to it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his family.

Verse ConceptsephodsProstitutionTrapEvil Trapping

And it happened, as soon as Gideon died, the {Israelites} returned and prostituted [themselves] after the Baals, and they made for themselves Baal-Berith as god.

Verse ConceptsBaal Worship, Historygideon

"The trees went certainly, to anoint a king over themselves. And they said to the olive tree, 'Rule over us.'

Verse ConceptsAnointing KingsMetaphorical TreesOlive TreesMoralityJudging Others Actions

But there was a strong tower in the middle of the city, and all the men, women, and lords of the city fled there and shut themselves in; and they went up to the roof of the tower.

Verse ConceptsRooftopIsrael FleeingWomen's Roles

And the descendants of Dan set up for themselves the carved divine image, and Jonathan son of Gershom, son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests for the tribe of the Danites until the time of the captivity of the land.

Verse ConceptsPriests, Institution In Ot TimesExile In Prospect

So they set up for themselves the carved divine image that Micah had made, all the days that the house of God [was] in Shiloh.

Verse ConceptsThe House Of God At ShilohThe Temple At Shiloh

While {they were enjoying themselves}, behold, the men of the city, {the perverse lot}, surrounded the house, pounding on the door. And they said to the old man, the owner of the house, "Bring out the man who came to your house so that {we may have sex with him}."

Verse ConceptsVulgarityCrude LanguageDecadenceHomosexualityKnockingSexual Union IntendedAbuse

And the leaders of all the people, all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand sword-bearing infantry.

Verse ConceptsAssemblyThree To Nine Hundred Thousand

But the troops, the men of Israel, {encouraged themselves}, and again they arranged [their] battle [lines] in the place where they had arranged themselves the first day.

Verse ConceptsDoubt, Dealing WithEncouraging DoubtersDoing Repeatedlyreinforcement

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