13 occurrences

'Empty handed' in the Bible

If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac had not been with me, indeed now you would have sent me away empty-handed. God saw my misery and the labor of my hands and rebuked you last night."

Verse ConceptsGod Of The FathersFear Of God, Examples OfGod Seeing Their AfflictionEmpty HandedGod For UsGod Sending His SonI Am SufferingThose Who ToiledGod Requite Them!

And I will give this people favor in the eyes of [the] Egyptians, {and then} when you go, you will not go empty-handed.

Verse ConceptsGod, As RedeemerHuman FavourEmpty HandedFavorbridges

You will keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread; for seven days you will eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you at [the] appointed time, the month of Abib, because in it you came out from Egypt, and {no one will} appear before me empty-handed.

Verse ConceptsFeastingFeast Of Unleavened BreadCelebrationsMonthUnleavened BreadYeastMonth 1Seven DaysLeaving EgyptEmpty HandedRegulations For Passoverthe anniversary Feastsanniversary

But the first offspring of a donkey you will redeem with small livestock, and if you will not redeem [it], you will break its neck. Every firstborn of your sons you will redeem, and you will not appear before me empty-handed.

Verse ConceptsDonkeysLambsRansomRedemption, In Everyday LifeDislocatingEmpty HandedRules About Killing Animals

And when you send him [out] free from you, you shall not send him [away] empty-handed.

Verse ConceptsEmpty Handed

Three times in the year all [of] your males shall appear {before } Yahweh your God at the place that he will choose, at the Feast of Unleavened Bread and at the Feast of Weeks and at the Feast of Booths, and they shall not appear {before Yahweh} empty-handed.

Verse ConceptsFeasting On Special OccasionsLaw, OtPilgrimageWorship, Times ForMen WorshippingEmpty HandedThree Times A YearFestivals Observedvacation

I went [away] full, but Yahweh brought me back empty-handed! Why call me Naomi {when Yahweh has testified against me} and Shaddai has brought calamity upon me?"

Verse ConceptsemptinessLossPessimismEmpty PeopleFilling PeopleTragedy

And she said, "These six measures of barley he gave to me, for he said, 'You shall not go empty-handed to your mother-in-law.'"

Verse ConceptsSix ThingsEmpty HandedOther Volume Measures

You have sent widows away empty-handed, and [the] arms of orphans were crushed.

Verse ConceptsOrphansPoverty, Attitudes TowardsNot Helping Widows

And they seized him [and] beat [him] and sent [him] away empty-handed.

Verse ConceptsEmpty Handed

And at the proper time he sent a slave to the tenant farmers, so that they would give him [some] of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenant farmers sent him away empty-handed [after] beating [him].

Verse ConceptsGiving, Of TalentsEmpty Handed

And he proceeded to send another slave, but they beat and dishonored that one also, [and] sent [him] away empty-handed.

Verse ConceptsEmpty Handed

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Empty-Handed (14 instances)

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
ῥάπισμα 
Rhapisma 
strike with the palm of hand Trans , strike with the palm of hand , smite with hand
Usage: 3

ἀχειροποίητος 
Acheiropoietos 
made without hands , not made with hands
Usage: 3

ἐγγύς 
Eggus 
nigh , at hand , nigh at hand , near , from , nigh unto , ready
Usage: 23

χειροποίητος 
Cheiropoietos 
made with hands , made by hands
Usage: 6

κενός 
Kenos 
Usage: 15

σχολάζω 
Scholazo 
empty , give self to
Usage: 1

ἀριστερός 
Aristeros 
left hand , left , on the left
Usage: 2

αὐτόχειρ 
Autocheir 
with own hands
Usage: 1

δεξιός 
Dexios 
Usage: 36

δολόω 
Doloo 
Usage: 1

δούλη 
Doule 
Usage: 3

ἐγγίζω 
Eggizo 
draw nigh , be at hand , come nigh , come near , draw near ,
Usage: 28

ἐνίστημι 
Enistemi 
Usage: 7

ἐπιχειρέω 
Epicheireo 
take in hand , go about , take upon
Usage: 3

ἑτοιμος 
hetoimos 
Usage: 9

εὐώνυμος 
Euonumos 
left , on the left hand , left foot
Usage: 6

θιγγάνω 
Thiggano 
Usage: 3

κρατέω 
Krateo 
hold , take , lay hold on , hold fast , take by , lay hold upon , lay hand on ,
Usage: 33

πιάζω 
Piazo 
Usage: 11

ῥαπίζω 
Rhapizo 
smite , smite with the palm of hand
Usage: 1

σουδάριον 
Soudarion 
Usage: 3

χείρ 
Cheir 
hand , not tr
Usage: 149

χειραγωγέω 
Cheiragogeo 
lead by the hand
Usage: 2

χειρόγραφον 
Cheirographon 
Usage: 1

ψηλαφάω 
Pselaphao 
Usage: 3