19 occurrences

'Against' in the Bible

And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

Verse ConceptsdefeatDuring One Night

And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.

Verse ConceptsKnivesFractions, One HalfOpposite SidesHalf Of BodiesBirdscutting

And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

Verse ConceptsIndependenceOpposite SidesWild DonkeysConflictFamily Conflictislam

And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

Verse ConceptsTouchAbsence Of SexNot TouchingPlea Of InnocenceDirect Communication Through Dreams

And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.

Verse ConceptsMaternal LoveDepression, SymptomsLove, And The WorldFear, Of DeathNot Seeing PeopleSoliloquyFear Of DeathOthers MourningDeath Of A ChildDeath Of A Motherdistance

And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

Verse ConceptsBarren WomenReasons For BarrennessMen As GodsNamed People Angry With Others

And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.

Verse ConceptsdisabilitiesInjuryTouchWeakness, PhysicalDislocatingThighsTouching To HarmWrestlingmuscles

And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.

Verse ConceptsTrouble, Causes OfNosesSmellsFew PeopleTroubling IndividualsNations Attacking IsraelFamily Problems

And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

Verse ConceptsPlottingSeeing At A DistanceAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleSeeing PeopleConspiracySiblingsdistance

There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

Verse ConceptsGodly Fear, Examples OfWhat Sin?

And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.

Verse ConceptsNamed People Angry With Others

And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.

Verse ConceptsFrugality

And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

Verse ConceptsBlood, as symbol of guiltJudgement On MurderersWronging Other Peopleaccounting

And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.

Verse ConceptsPeople OpposedIndividuals Passing AwayBereavement

And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.

Verse ConceptsIndeterminate Sums Of MoneyLoss Of DonkeysWhy People Did ThingsFear Of Individuals

And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.

Verse ConceptsPreparing FoodThose Who Provided A Meal

Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.

Verse ConceptsEquivalent People

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Against (2892 instances)

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