147 occurrences in 4 translations

'Answereth' in the Bible

And Abraham answereth and saith, 'Lo, I pray thee, I have willed to speak unto the Lord, and I -- dust and ashes;

Verse ConceptsDust, Literal UseAshesHumility, Examples OfSelf AbasementApproaching GodCreatures From DustSpeaking To GodI Am Unimportantdust

And Ephron is sitting in the midst of the sons of Heth, and Ephron the Hittite answereth Abraham in the ears of the sons of Heth, of all those entering the gate of his city, saying,

Verse ConceptsempiresCitiesBusiness At The GatewayIn Men's Presence

And Ephron answereth Abraham, saying to him,

Verse ConceptsAnswering People

And Laban answereth -- Bethuel also -- and they say, 'The thing hath gone out from Jehovah; we are not able to speak unto thee bad or good;

Verse ConceptsGod In Relation To ManUnable To Harm

And Isaac answereth and saith to Esau, 'Lo, a mighty one have I set him over thee, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants, and with corn and wine have I sustained him; and for thee now, what shall I do, my son?'

Verse ConceptsServing PeopleProviding Wine

And Isaac his father answereth and saith unto him, 'Lo, of the fatness of the earth is thy dwelling, and of the dew of the heavens from above;

Verse ConceptsdewLack Of Rain

And Rachel answereth -- Leah also -- and saith to him, 'Have we yet a portion and inheritance in the house of our father?

Verse ConceptsNot Sharing

And Jacob answereth and saith to Laban, 'Because I was afraid, for I said, Lest thou take violently away thy daughters from me;

Verse ConceptsTaking Other PeopleFear Of Individuals

And it is displeasing to Jacob, and he striveth with Laban; and Jacob answereth and saith to Laban, 'What is my transgression? what my sin, that thou hast burned after me?

Verse ConceptsHuntingAnger, Justified ExamplesAnger Of Man, RighteousDisputesNamed People Angry With OthersWhat Sin?

And Laban answereth and saith unto Jacob, 'The daughters are my daughters, and the sons my sons, and the flock my flock, and all that thou art seeing is mine; and to my daughters -- what do I to these to-day, or to their sons whom they have born?

Verse ConceptsPeople Possessing Other Things

And Joseph answereth and saith, 'This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days;

Verse ConceptsInventionsInterpretation Of DreamsThree DaysThree Other Things

and Joseph answereth Pharaoh, saying, 'Without me -- God doth answer Pharaoh with peace.'

Verse ConceptsHumilityMission, Of IsraelGod Will AnswerNot Me

And Reuben answereth them, saying, 'Spake I not unto you, saying, Sin not against the lad? and ye hearkened not; and his blood also, lo, it is required.'

Verse ConceptsBlood, as symbol of guiltJudgement On MurderersWronging Other Peopleaccounting

And Moses answereth and saith, 'And, if they do not give credence to me, nor hearken to my voice, and say, Jehovah hath not appeared unto thee?'

Verse ConceptsdoubtersHesitationMoses, Life OfUnbelief, As Response To GodGod AppearingNot Believing People

and Miriam answereth to them: -- 'Sing ye to Jehovah, For Triumphing He hath triumphed; The horse and its rider He hath thrown into the sea!'

Verse ConceptsThrowing PeopleThose Singing Praiseancient Choirs

And Joshua son of Nun, minister of Moses, one of his young men, answereth and saith, 'My lord Moses, restrain them.'

Verse ConceptsWork From YouthServant Leadershipservanthood

And Balaam answereth and saith unto the servants of Balak, 'If Balak doth give to me the fulness of his house of silver and gold, I am not able to pass over the command of Jehovah my God, to do a little or a great thing;

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyGoldPalacesSilverSupplied With Money

and he answereth and saith, 'That which Jehovah doth put in my mouth -- it do I not take heed to speak?'

Verse ConceptsSpeaking The Word God Gives

and Balaam answereth and saith unto Balak, 'Have I not spoken unto thee, saying, All that Jehovah speaketh -- it I do?'

Verse ConceptsSpeaking The Word God Gives

And Achan answereth Joshua, and saith, 'Truly I have sinned against Jehovah, God of Israel, and thus and thus I have done;

Verse ConceptsAffirmationsExamples, BadLuxuryReturning To GodAcknowledge, SinConfessionWe Have Sinned

And his companion answereth and saith, 'This is nothing save the sword of Gideon son of Joash, a man of Israel; God hath given into his hand Midian and all the camp.'

Verse ConceptsThose God Gave Into Their Handsgideon

And the man, the Levite, husband of the woman who hath been murdered, answereth and saith, 'Into Gibeah (which is to Benjamin) I have come, I and my concubine, to lodge;

Verse ConceptsStaying Temporarily

And the young man who is set over the reapers answereth and saith, 'A young woman -- Moabitess -- she is, who came back with Naomi from the fields of Moab,

And Boaz answereth and saith to her, 'It hath thoroughly been declared to me all that thou hast done with thy mother-in-law, after the death of thy husband, and thou dost leave thy father, and thy mother, and the land of thy birth, and dost come in unto a people which thou hast not known heretofore.

Verse ConceptsMothers, Responsibilities OfRuthSelf DenialSelf SacrificeMother In LawsNot Knowing PeopleTelling What People DidDeath Of A Mother

And Hannah answereth and saith, 'No, my lord, A woman sharply pained in spirit I am, and wine and strong drink I have not drunk, and I pour out my soul before Jehovah;

Verse ConceptsA Broken WomanPouringPrayer, Described AsStrong DrinkDrunkennessAntidepressantsStress And Hard TimesA Broken HeartPrayer During Hard Timessoulheartbrokenwomanbeeralcoholism

And Eli answereth and saith, 'Go in peace, and the God of Israel doth give thy petition which thou hast asked of Him.'

Verse ConceptsHear Prayer!petition

And he who is bearing tidings answereth and saith, 'Israel hath fled before the Philistines, and also a great slaughter hath been among the people, and also thy two sons have died -- Hophni and Phinehas -- and the ark of God hath been captured.'

Verse ConceptsLossPriesthood, In OtThe Ark Moved AroundIsrael Fleeing

And Samuel taketh a fat lamb, and causeth it to go up -- a burnt-offering whole to Jehovah; and Samuel crieth unto Jehovah for Israel, and Jehovah answereth him;

Verse ConceptsBurnt offeringLambsPrayer, Answers ToCrying To GodYoung AnimalGod AnsweredPray For Us

And Samuel answereth Saul and saith, 'I am the seer; go up before me into the high place, and ye have eaten with me to-day, and I have sent thee away in the morning, and all that is in thy heart I declare to thee.

Verse ConceptsMorningThis Is Me

And Saul answereth and saith, 'Am not I a Benjamite -- of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? and why hast thou spoken unto me according to this word?'

Verse ConceptsClansHumilityMinistry, Qualifications ForTimidityMinoritiesSelf AbasementSmall ThingsI Am Unimportant

And a man thence answereth and saith, 'And who is their father?' therefore it hath been for a simile, 'Is Saul also among the prophets?'

Verse ConceptsOld Sayings

And a man of the people answereth and saith, 'Thy father certainly adjured the people, saying, Cursed is the man who eateth food to-day; and the people are weary.'

Verse ConceptsSoldiersCursing The UngodlyTired In PursuitVowing To Fast

And one of the servants answereth and saith, 'Lo, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-Lehemite, skilful in playing, and a mighty virtuous man, and a man of battle, and intelligent in word, and a man of form, and Jehovah is with him.'

Verse ConceptsDavid, Abilities OfMusical Instruments, types ofInstrumentalistsGod With Specific PeopleWarStress And Hard TimesSpeechHandsome Men

And Jonathan answereth Saul, 'David hath been earnestly asked of me unto Beth-Lehem,

And Jonathan answereth Saul his father, and saith unto him, 'Why is he put to death? what hath he done?'

Verse ConceptsRestraints From KillingWhy Does This Happen?What Sin?

And the priest answereth David, and saith, 'There is no common bread under my hand, but there is holy bread; if the youths have been kept only from women.'

Verse ConceptsAsceticism, TypesPriests, Function In Ot TimesPurity, Nature OfShowbread

And David answereth the priest, and saith to him, 'Surely, if women have been restrained from us as heretofore in my going out, then the vessels of the young men are holy, and it is a common way: and also, surely to-day it is sanctified in the vessel.'

Verse ConceptsSpecific Holy Individuals

And Ahimelech answereth the king and saith, 'And who among all thy servants is as David -- faithful, and son-in-law of the king, and hath turned aside unto thy council, and is honoured in thy house?

Verse ConceptsCaptainsGuardsLoyaltySons In Law

And David addeth again to ask at Jehovah, and Jehovah answereth him, and saith, 'Rise, go down to Keilah, for I am giving the Philistines into thy hand.'

Verse ConceptsThose God Gave Into Their Hands

And Nabal answereth the servants of David and saith, 'Who is David, and who the son of Jesse? to-day have servants been multiplied who are breaking away each from his master;

Verse ConceptsContempt, Examples OfInhospitalityDisloyaltyEscaping From PeopleWho Is This?Other Unimportant PeopleI Am Unimportant

And David answereth and saith unto Ahimelech the Hittite, and unto Abishai son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, saying, 'Who doth go down with me unto Saul, unto the camp?' and Abishai saith, 'I -- I go down with thee.'

and David calleth unto the people, and unto Abner son of Ner, saying, 'Dost thou not answer, Abner?' and Abner answereth and saith, 'Who art thou who hast called unto the king?'

Verse ConceptsWho Is This?

And David answereth and saith, 'Lo, the king's spear; and let one of the young men pass over, and receive it;

And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do.

Verse ConceptsMiseryApostasy Of SaulGod Not AnsweringProphecy AbolishedTroubling Individualswitchesawakeningsaul

And Achish answereth and saith unto David, 'I have known that thou art good in mine eyes as a messenger of God; only, the princes of the Philistines have said, He doth not go up with us into battle;

Verse ConceptsThe Angel Of GodLike Angels

And every bad and worthless man, of the men who have gone with David, answereth, yea, they say, 'Because that they have not gone with us we do not give to them of the spoil which we have delivered, except each his wife and his children, and they lead away and go.

Verse ConceptsNot With PeopleDividing Plunder

And David answereth Rechab and Baanah his brother, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and saith to them, 'Jehovah liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,

And Jonadab son of Shimeah, David's brother, answereth and saith, 'Let not my lord say, The whole of the young men, the sons of the king, they have put to death; for Amnon alone is dead, for by the command of Absalom it hath been appointed from the day of his humbling Tamar his sister;

Verse ConceptsPrincesNamed SistersKilling Named IndividualsHalf brothers

And the king answereth and saith unto the woman, 'Do not, I pray thee, hide from me the thing that I am asking thee;' and the woman saith, 'Let, I pray thee, my lord the king speak.'

Verse ConceptsAnswering PeopleThings Revealed

And the king saith, 'Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this?' And the woman answereth and saith, 'Thy soul liveth, my lord, O king, none doth turn to the right or to the left from all that my lord the king hath spoken; for thy servant Joab he commanded me, and he put in the mouth of thy maid-servant all these words;

Verse ConceptsSpokesmenTurning To Right And Left

And Ittai answereth the king and saith, 'Jehovah liveth, and my lord the king liveth, surely in the place where my lord the king is -- if for death, if for life, surely there is thy servant.'

Verse ConceptsLoyaltyServants, GoodFriendship, Examples OfCompanionshipLife And Death

And Abishai son of Zeruiah answereth and saith, 'For this is not Shimei put to death -- because he reviled the anointed of Jehovah?'

Verse ConceptsThe Anointed OneThe Lord's AnointedCursing The Ungodly

And Joab answereth and saith, 'Far be it -- far be it from me; I do not swallow up nor destroy.

Verse ConceptsFar Be It!

And king David answereth and saith, 'Call for me for Bath-Sheba;' and she cometh in before the king, and standeth before the king.

Verse ConceptsKings Summoning

And Benaiah son of Jehoiada answereth the king, and saith, 'Amen! so doth Jehovah, God of my lord the king, say;

Verse ConceptsAgreement, Before GodAmen

And Jonathan answereth and saith to Adonijah, 'Verily our lord king David hath caused Solomon to reign,

And king Solomon answereth and saith to his mother, 'And why art thou asking Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? also ask for him the kingdom -- for he is mine elder brother -- even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah.'

Verse ConceptsBrothersThe Kingdom Of Others

And the king answereth and saith, 'Give ye to her the living child, and put it not at all to death; she is its mother.'

Verse ConceptsMothers Love For Her ChildrenDeath Of A Mother

And the king answereth the people sharply, and forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him,

Verse ConceptsDiscourtesyThe Elders GatheredMan's Counsel

And the king answereth and saith unto the man of God, 'Appease, I pray thee, the face of Jehovah thy God, and pray for me, and my hand doth come back unto me;' and the man of God appeaseth the face of Jehovah, and the hand of the king cometh back unto him, and it is as at the beginning.

Verse ConceptsPray For UsPraying For Sinners

And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.

Verse ConceptsCalling upon GodFire From HeavenGod Will AnswerDiscerning God's ThingsGod Answering Prayersanswers

And the king of Israel answereth and saith, 'According to thy word, my lord, O king: I am thine, and all that I have.'

Verse ConceptsSubjection

And the king of Israel answereth and saith, 'Speak ye: let not him who is girding on boast himself as him who is loosing his armour.'

Verse ConceptsBreastplatesArmourSelf ConfidenceSuperiorityArrogance, Characterizes The WickedFalse ConfidenceBoasting

And Elijah answereth and speaketh unto the head of the fifty, 'And if I am a man of God, fire doth come down from the heavens, and consume thee and thy fifty;' and fire cometh down from the heavens, and consumeth him and his fifty.

Verse ConceptsFiftiesDeath Due To God's PresenceFire From HeavenMan Of God

And he turneth and sendeth unto him another head of fifty and his fifty, and he answereth and speaketh unto him, 'O man of God, thus said the king, Haste, come down.'

Verse ConceptsFiftiesMan Going DownHurrying Others OnMan Of God

And Elijah answereth and speaketh unto them, 'If I am a man of God, fire doth come down from the heavens, and consume thee and thy fifty;' and fire of God cometh down from the heavens, and consumeth him and his fifty.

Verse ConceptsFiftiesDeath Due To God's PresenceFire From HeavenMan Of Godhumor

And Jehoshaphat saith, 'Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah, and we seek Jehovah by him?' And one of the servants of the king of Israel answereth and saith, 'Here is Elisha son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.'

Verse Conceptsenquiring of GodGod, Will OfPouring WaterNamed Prophets Of The Lord

And the captain whom the king hath, by whose hand he hath been supported, answereth the man of God and saith, 'Lo, Jehovah is making windows in the heavens -- shall this thing be?' and he saith, 'Lo, thou art seeing it with thine eyes, and thereof thou dost not eat.'

Verse ConceptsElisha, Prophecies OfArmsUnbelief, As Response To GodUnbelief, Shown ByUnbelief, Examples OfSkepticismWindows Of HeavenImpossible For GodOther SupportingLooking At God's WorksQuestioning Godtomorrowroyalty

And one of his servants answereth and saith, 'Then let them take, I pray thee, five of the horses that are left, that have been left in it -- lo, they are as all the multitude of Israel who have been left in it; lo, they are as all the multitude of Israel who have been consumed -- and we send and see.'

Verse ConceptsFive AnimalsLike Bad People

and the captain answereth the man of God, and saith, 'And lo, Jehovah is making windows in the heavens -- it is according to this word?' and he saith, 'Lo, thou art seeing with thine eyes, and thereof thou dost not eat;'

Verse ConceptsWindows Of HeavenImpossible For GodLooking At God's Works

and David goeth out before them, and answereth and saith to them, 'If for peace ye have come in unto me, to help me, I have a heart to unite with you; and if to betray me to mine adversaries -- without violence in my hands -- the God of our fathers doth see and reprove.'

Verse ConceptsBetrayalPeople HelpingHurt And Betrayal

and David buildeth there an altar to Jehovah, and offereth burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, and calleth unto Jehovah, and He answereth him with fire from the heavens on the altar of the burnt-offering.

Verse ConceptsMediationAnswers By FireAltars To The LordBuilding AltarsFire From HeavenBurning SacrificesGod Answered

And the king answereth them sharply, and king Rehoboam forsaketh the counsel of the aged men,

And Hezekiah answereth and saith, 'Now ye have filled your hand to Jehovah, come nigh, and bring in sacrifices and thank-offerings to the house of Jehovah;' and the assembly bring in sacrifices and thank-offerings, and every willing-hearted one -- burnt-offerings.

Verse ConceptsHuman WillHeart, And Holy SpiritHeart, HumanThank Offering

and Hilkiah answereth and saith unto Shaphan the scribe, 'A book of the law I have found in the house of Jehovah;' and Hilkiah giveth the book unto Shaphan,

And Shechaniah son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, answereth and saith to Ezra, 'We -- we have trespassed against our God, and we settle strange women of the peoples of the land; and now there is hope for Israel concerning this,

Verse ConceptsHope, In GodOptimismParticipation, In SinUnfaithfulness, To God

And Esther answereth and saith, 'My petition and my request is:

Verse Conceptspetition

And Esther the queen answereth and saith, 'If I have found grace in thine eyes, O king, and if to the king it be good, let my life be given to me at my petition, and my people at my request;

Verse ConceptsSeeking LifeJews Under Threat

And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, 'Whence comest thou?' And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, 'From going to and fro in the land, and from walking up and down on it.'

Verse ConceptsSatan, Character OfWanderersWhere From?SatanThe Devil

And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, 'Whence camest thou?' And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, 'From going to and fro in the land, and from walking up and down in it.'

Verse ConceptsSatan, Character OfWanderersWhere From?wandering

And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, 'A skin for a skin, and all that a man hath he doth give for his life.

Verse ConceptsSatan, Character OfFalse Accusations, Examples OfHuman SkinSeeking LifeOld Sayings

And Job answereth and saith: --

And Eliphaz the Temanite answereth and saith: --

Call, I pray thee! Is there any that answereth thee? and to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?

Verse ConceptsMediatorGod Not Answering

And Job answereth and saith: --

And Bildad the Shuhite answereth and saith: --

And Job answereth and saith: --

Though I had called and He answereth me, I do not believe that He giveth ear to my voice.

Verse ConceptsPrejudiceGod Answered

And Zophar the Naamathite answereth and saith: --

And Job answereth and saith: --

I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.

Verse ConceptsHumourRidicule, Objects OfAnswered PromisesThe Righteous PerishingGod Answered Prayerjoking

And Eliphaz the Temanite answereth and saith: --

And Job answereth and saith: --

And Bildad the Shuhite answereth and saith: --

And Job answereth and saith: --

And Zophar the Naamathite answereth and saith: --

I hear a reproof putting me to shame; and my spirit answereth me by mine understanding.

Verse ConceptsBeing Reproved

And Job answereth and saith: --

And Eliphaz the Temanite answereth and saith: --

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Answereth (147 instances)

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