7 occurrences in 6 translations

'Barely' in the Bible

then washed his face and came out. Barely controlling himself, he ordered his staff to serve the meal.

Verse ConceptsClean Faces

When they looked from a distance, they could barely recognize him. They wept aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust into the air and on his head.

Verse ConceptsDust, Figurative UseRobesSprinklingTearing Of ClothesWeepingSeeing At A DistanceDust On The HeadNot Recognising PeopleThose Who Tore Clothes

I'm a pile of skin and bones; I have barely escaped by the skin of my teeth."

Verse ConceptsSkinTeethDamage To The BodyEscaping Evilmuscles

If the righteous will be rewarded on the earth [with godly blessings],How much more [will] the wicked and the sinner [be repaid with punishment]!

Verse ConceptsSinnersUngodlinessThe Recompense Of The RighteousGod Will RequiteJudgment According To Works

They are barely planted, barely sown,their stem hardly takes root in the groundwhen He blows on them and they wither,and a whirlwind carries them away like stubble.

Verse ConceptsBreath Of GodRootsWhirlwindsPeople WitheredMetaphorical Planting

Jeremiah had just barely finished saying all the Lord had commanded him to say to all the people. All at once some of the priests, the prophets, and the people grabbed him and shouted, "You deserve to die!

Verse ConceptsFalse Accusations, Examples OfPersecution, Nature OfLast WordsWicked ProphetsKilling Will Happen

So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer of barely and a measure of wine.

Verse ConceptsCoinageGrainMarketsWeights And Measures, DryBarteringPrice Set On Individuals

Bible Theasaurus

Barely (12 instances)
Hardly (29 instances)
Scarce (8 instances)
Scarcely (15 instances)

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