52 occurrences in 10 translations

'Closely' in the Bible

And they said, The man asked very closely after us, and after our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye a brother? And we told him according to the tenor of these words. Could we at all know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

Verse ConceptsAsking Particular QuestionsAnswering PeopleNot Knowing The FutureLiving On

Then he put the tunic on Aaron, wrapped the sash around him, and clothed him with the robe. Next he put the ephod on him and placed on him the decorated band of the ephod, and fastened the ephod closely to him with the band.

Verse ConceptsephodsRobes

You must not have sexual intercourse with both a woman and her daughter; you must not take as wife either her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter to have intercourse with them. They are closely related to her -- it is lewdness.

Verse ConceptsForbidden Sexual RelationshipsNakedness UncoveredsexSex Before MarriageSame Sex MarriageFather And Daughter Relationships

Balaam took up his [second] discourse (oracle) and said:“Rise up, O Balak, and hear;Listen [closely] to me, son of Zippor.

Verse ConceptsPay Attention To People!Wise Proverbs

"However, {take care} for yourself and watch your inner self closely, so that you do not forget the things that your eyes have seen, so that they do not slip from your mind all the days of your life; and you shall make them known to your children and to {your grandchildren}.

Verse ConceptsLearning From The PastBaby dedicationForgettingForgetting GodFathers, Responsibilities OfBeing A KidGenerationsChildren, needs ofDiligence, Objects Ofdiscipline, in the familyGuardsPast, TheWatchfulness, Of BelieversCautiondiligenceParents Duty To ChildrenChildrearingCaring For ChildrenVigilanceSchoolsTeaching ChildrenGuarding Yourself

so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally and without premeditation may run there and be protected from closely related avengers.

Verse ConceptsAccidental KillingsMan AvengingUnintentional

Now if the closely related avenger pursues him, then they are not to hand the killer over to him, because he killed his neighbor without premeditation and without hating him beforehand.

Verse ConceptsMan AvengingNot Hating

These were appointed to be cities for all the Israelis and for the foreigner who lives among them, so that whoever kills anyone unintentionally may run there and not die at the hands of a closely related avenger until he stands for trial before the community.

Verse ConceptsAccidental KillingsForeigners Included In The LawMan AvengingUnintentional

He said to them, "Watch me and do as I do. Watch closely! I am going to the edge of the camp. Do as I do!

Verse ConceptsImitating OthersGuidance, From Godly Peoplegideon

Naomi replied, "May the one who hasn't abandoned his gracious love to the living or to the dead be blessed by the LORD." Naomi added, "This man is closely related to us, our related redeemer, as a matter of fact!"

Verse ConceptsKindnessKinsman redeemerRedemption, In Everyday LifeUnkindnessLife And DeathMay God Bless!

When all the men of Israel who had hidden themselves in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines had fled, even they also pursued them closely in the battle.

Verse ConceptsHeatHiding From PeoplePeoples Who Fled

The young man who told him said, “By chance I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and behold, Saul was leaning on his spear. And behold, the chariots and the horsemen pursued him closely.

Verse ConceptsChariotsChanceAttacking With ChariotsOther Supporting

Now please pay attention closely! My whole family is attacking your humble servant! They're saying, "Turn over the one who attacked his brother and we'll put him to death in retribution for his brother, whose life he took. That way, we'll kill the heir also!' They're going to extinguish the only light left in my family, leaving my late husband neither an ongoing name nor a survivor on the face of the earth!"

Verse ConceptsCoal, Metaphorical UseNo SurvivorsHanding Over PeopleExtinguishingNames Blotted OutDeath Penalty For Killing

Everybody from Judah shouted to the men from Israel, "We did this because the king is closely related to us. So why are you angry about this? Have we lived off the king's expense? Have we appropriated anything for ourselves?"

Verse ConceptsRelatives

When I got up in the morning to nurse my son, I discovered he was dead. That morning, when I looked closely at him I realized that he was not the son I gave birth to.”

Verse ConceptsMorningNursesWho Is This?Not The OneDeath Of A Childsisterhood

Listen closely, Lord, and hear; open Your eyes, Lord, and see. Hear the words that Sennacherib has sent to mock the living God.

Verse ConceptsAfflictions, Prayer DuringGod, Living And Self sustainingPay Attention O God!

The Philistines closely pursued Saul and his sons, and the Philistines struck down Jonathan, Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.

My feet have followed his steps closely; I have kept to his way and have not turned aside.

Verse ConceptsLoyaltySteadfastness, Examples OffootstepsfootprintsExamples Of Following God

then he looked at wisdom and assessed its value; he established it and examined it closely.

Verse ConceptsThings Revealed

Look, I waited for you to speak; I listened closely to your wise thoughts,while you were searching for words.

Verse ConceptsPeople Waiting

“Listen closely to the thunder of His voice,And the rumbling that goes out from His mouth.

Verse ConceptsRumblingThunder Showing God's Presence

Have you considered closely [the] earth's vast expanse? Declare [it], if you know all of it.

Verse ConceptsPeople With General Knowledge

His pride is in his rows of scales,closely sealed together.

They are joined to one another,so closely connected they cannot be separated.

Verse ConceptsJoining Flesh And Bones

My steps have held closely to Your paths;My feet have not staggered.

Verse ConceptsFeetPaths Of BelieversNot Stumblingfootsteps

Listen closely to me; rescue me quickly.Be a rock of refuge for me,a mountain fortress to save me.

Verse ConceptsGod, As SaviorHope, Results OfRefugeGod Being Our DefencePay Attention O God!Save Us!

My soul [my life, my very self] clings to You;Your right hand upholds me.

Verse ConceptsRight Hand Of GodClinging To God

In Your justice, rescue and deliver me;listen closely to me and save me.

Verse ConceptsRescuePay Attention O God!Save Us!

listening closely to wisdomand directing your heart to understanding;

Verse ConceptsWisdom, Human ImportanceAcquiring Wisdomdiscrimination

My son, pay attention to my words;listen closely to my sayings.

My son, pay attention to my wisdom;listen closely to my understanding

Verse ConceptsWisdom, Human Importanceattention

I didn’t obey my teachersor listen closely to my mentors.

Verse ConceptsSelf CondemnationTeachers

Listen closely, pay attention to the words of the wise,and apply your mind to my knowledge.

Verse ConceptsWisdom, Human ImportanceThinking ArightAcquiring Knowledgeattention

Those who see you will stare at you;they will look closely at you:“Is this the man who caused the earth to tremble,who shook the kingdoms,

Verse ConceptsShakingTremblingIs It Really?Taking Care Of The Earthfateworms

Behold, Jehovah, like a'strong man, will hurl thee away violently; yea, he will wrap thee up closely.

Verse ConceptsThrowing People

Listen closely, Lord, and hear; open Your eyes, Lord, and see. Hear all the words that Sennacherib has sent to mock the living God.

Verse ConceptsGod, Living And Self sustainingPay Attention O God!

“For cross to the coastlands of Kittim and see,And send to Kedar and observe closelyAnd see if there has been such a thing as this!

Verse ConceptsUnique Events

Thus says Yahweh of hosts: "Consider closely, and call for the wailing women, so that they come, and for the skillful women, so that they come.

Verse ConceptsSkillWisdom, Human NatureMournersWailingWomen WorkingBeing A Woman Of God

The {anger} of Yahweh will not turn back until his doing and until his keeping the plans of his {mind}. {In latter days} you will look closely at it [with] understanding.

Verse ConceptsGod, Purpose OfGuidance, God's Promises OfHeart, DivineUnderstandingAnger Of God, Nature OfDeterminationProper Understanding

then the sword, which you are afraid of, will overtake you there in the land of Egypt; and the famine, about which you are anxious, will follow closely after you there in Egypt, and you will die there.

Verse ConceptsOvertakingKilled With The SwordFamine ComingFamine Will ComeAnxiety And FearFear And Worry

צ TsadeOur steps were closely followedso that we could not walk in our streets.Our end drew near; our time ran out.Our end had come!

Verse ConceptsStreetsPeople EndedPeople Following People

Moreover, He said to me, “Son of man, take into your heart all My words which I will speak to you and listen closely.

Verse ConceptsPay Attention To God!Listening To God

This is what the man told me: "Son of Man, watch carefully, listen closely, and remember everything I'm going to be showing you, because you've been brought here to be shown what you're about to see. Be sure that you tell the house of Israel everything that you observe."

Verse ConceptsSpreading StoriesLooking And SeeingPay Attention To People!God's Things RevealedWhy God Did Things

Then the LORD told me, "Son of Man, watch carefully, listen closely, and remember everything I'm going to be telling you about all the statutes pertaining to the LORD's Temple and all of its laws. Pay careful attention to the entrance to the Temple, along with all of the exits from the sanctuary."

Verse ConceptsWelcoming Other PeopleNot Welcoming PeoplePlans For A New TempleLooking At God's WorksThe Law Given To Israel

Just as [it is] written in the law of Moses, all of this calamity has come upon us, and {we have not implored} the face of Yahweh our God [so as] to turn from our iniquities and to attend closely to your faithfulness.

Verse ConceptsConversion, nature ofComplacencyPrayerlessnessWritten In The LawSeeking The Favour Of Godclosure

Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, you Israelites! Listen closely, O king! For judgment is about to overtake you! For you were like a trap to Mizpah, like a net spread out to catch Tabor.

Verse ConceptsNetsTrapCorrupt PriestsSnares Laid for PeopleMan Trapping

Hear, O peoples, all of you;Listen closely, O earth and all that is in it,And let the Lord God be witness [giving a testimony of the judgment] against you,The Lord from His holy temple [in the heavens].

Verse ConceptsHearingListeningThe Witness Of GodThe Temple In Heaven

Bible Theasaurus

Closely (88 instances)
Intimately (23 instances)
Nearly (27 instances)
Tight (14 instances)

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