'Touch' in the Bible

But about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God said, ‘You must not eat it or touch it, or you will die.’”

Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience. I have also kept you from sinning against Me. Therefore I have not let you touch her.

Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come closer so I can touch you, my son. Are you really my son Esau or not?”

Put boundaries for the people all around the mountain and say: Be careful that you don’t go up on the mountain or touch its base. Anyone who touches the mountain will be put to death.

No hand may touch him; instead he will be stoned or shot with arrows. No animal or man will live. When the ram’s horn sounds a long blast, they may go up the mountain.”

Do not eat any of their meat or touch their carcasses—they are unclean for you.

She will continue in purification from her bleeding for 33 days. She must not touch any holy thing or go into the sanctuary until completing her days of purification.

“Aaron and his sons are to finish covering the holy objects and all their equipment whenever the camp is to move on. The Kohathites will come and carry them, but they are not to touch the holy objects or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the tent of meeting.

He warned the community, “Get away now from the tents of these wicked men. Don’t touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”

and the pig, though it has hooves, it does not chew the cud—it is unclean for you.You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses.

All the leaders answered them, “We have sworn an oath to them by the Lord, the God of Israel, and now we cannot touch them.

See which field they are harvesting, and follow them. Haven’t I ordered the young men not to touch you? When you are thirsty, go and drink from the jars the young men have filled.”

“Do not touch My anointed onesor harm My prophets.”

He will rescue you from six calamities;no harm will touch you in seven.

I refuse to touch them;they are like contaminated food.

“Do not touch My anointed ones,or harm My prophets.”

Lord, part Your heavens and come down.Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.

For you said, “We have cut a deal with Death,and we have made an agreement with Sheol;when the overwhelming scourge passes through,it will not touch us,because we have made falsehood our refugeand have hidden behind treachery.”

Leave, leave, go out from there!Do not touch anything unclean;go out from her, purify yourselves,you who carry the vessels of the Lord.

נ NunBlind, they stumbled in the streets,defiled by this blood,so that no one daredto touch their garments.

ס Samek“Stay away! Unclean!” people shouted at them.“Away, away! Don’t touch us!”So they wandered aimlessly.It was said among the nations,“They can stay here no longer.”

for she said to herself, “If I can just touch His robe, I’ll be made well!”

They were begging Him that they might only touch the tassel on His robe. And as many as touched it were made perfectly well.

Since He had healed many, all who had diseases were pressing toward Him to touch Him.

For she said, “If I can just touch His robes, I’ll be made well!”

Wherever He would go, into villages, towns, or the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him that they might touch just the tassel of His robe. And everyone who touched it was made well.

Then they came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to Him and begged Him to touch him.

Some people were bringing little children to Him so He might touch them, but His disciples rebuked them.

The whole crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming out from Him and healing them all.

“Someone did touch Me,” said Jesus. “I know that power has gone out from Me.”

Then He said: “Woe also to you experts in the law! You load people with burdens that are hard to carry, yet you yourselves don’t touch these burdens with one of your fingers.

Some people were even bringing infants to Him so He might touch them, but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.

Look at My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself! Touch Me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you can see I have.”

Therefore, come out from among themand be separate, says the Lord;do not touch any unclean thing,and I will welcome you.

“Don’t handle, don’t taste, don’t touch”?

By faith he instituted the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn might not touch the Israelites.

We know that everyone who has been born of God does not sin, but the One who is born of God keeps him, and the evil one does not touch him.