48 occurrences

'Hand' in the Bible

Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might stretch out his hand, and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever”—

Verse ConceptsGarden Of Eden, TheKnowledge, Of SinKnowledge Of Good And EvilUniquenessGod, TrinityImmortality, In OtSeeking LifeMetaphorical TreesArrogantly Like GodGraspingKnowing Right And WrongMen As GodsNot For EverPeople With Knowledgepotentialautonomy

Now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.

Verse ConceptsAbel and CainHuman Blood ShedOther References To Mouths

but the dove found no resting place for the sole of her foot, so she returned to him into the ark, for the water was on the surface of all the earth. Then he put out his hand and took her, and brought her into the ark to himself.

Verse ConceptsFeetStretching OutNot Being StillFeet In ActionNot StillNoah's Flood

The fear of you and the terror of you will be on every beast of the earth and on every bird of the sky; with everything that creeps on the ground, and all the fish of the sea, into your hand they are given.

Verse ConceptsAnimalsAnimal LifeFearResponsibility, For God's WorldBirds, Features OfMan's DominionMan's FunctionFear And AnimalsGifts Of GodOther Gifts Of GodRelation Of Animals To ManThe RainbowRainbow

“He will be a wild donkey of a man,His hand will be against everyone,And everyone’s hand will be against him;And he will live to the east of all his brothers.”

Verse ConceptsIndependenceOpposite SidesWild DonkeysConflictFamily Conflictislam

But he hesitated. So the men seized his hand and the hand of his wife and the hands of his two daughters, for the compassion of the Lord was upon him; and they brought him out, and put him outside the city.

Verse Conceptsdelay, humanHandsHesitationSafetyUnbelief, As Response To GodGod's Mercy, Example OfOutside The CityPulling PeopleTaking By The HandPeople Who DelayedBringing People Out Of Other PlacesGod Showed Mercy

Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him by the hand, for I will make a great nation of him.”

Verse ConceptsTaking By The Hand

He said, “You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand so that it may be a witness to me, that I dug this well.”

Verse ConceptsAnimals, Types OfExcavationThings As Witnesses

Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son, and he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So the two of them walked on together.

Verse ConceptsAbrahamKnifesGoing TogetherBurning SacrificesFirewoodCarrying Other Loads

Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.

Verse ConceptsAbrahamKnivesStretching OutKilling Sons And Daughters

He said, “Do not stretch out your hand against the lad, and do nothing to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.”

Verse ConceptsAbrahamGodly Fear, Examples OfThe Only ChildOnly Child Of PeopleIndividuals Fearing GodNot SparingGod ForbiddingLeaving People Alone

Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his household, who had charge of all that he owned, “Please place your hand under my thigh,

Verse ConceptsThighsinvesting

So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.

Verse ConceptsServants, GoodThighsSwearing Oaths

Then the servant took ten camels from the camels of his master, and set out with a variety of good things of his master’s in his hand; and he arose and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.

Verse ConceptsDeparturesTen AnimalsGiving Good Things

She said, “Drink, my lord”; and she quickly lowered her jar to her hand, and gave him a drink.

Verse ConceptsWater ContainersHasty ActionPutting Things Down

So now if you are going to deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, let me know, that I may turn to the right hand or the left.”

Verse ConceptsChanging DirectionGiving InformationTurning To Right And Left

Afterward his brother came forth with his hand holding on to Esau’s heel, so his name was called Jacob; and Isaac was sixty years old when she gave birth to them.

Verse ConceptsHeelsGraspingPeople With Apt NamesTwin Brothers

That which was torn of beasts I did not bring to you; I bore the loss of it myself. You required it of my hand whether stolen by day or stolen by night.

Verse ConceptsCompensationLossOppression, Nature OfShepherds, As OccupationsAnimals Torn To PiecesDay Or Night

Deliver me, I pray, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, that he will come and attack me and the mothers with the children.

Verse ConceptsRest, PhysicalKilling Whole FamiliesFear Of IndividualsPeople Attacking Their OwnMotherhood

He delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself, and said to his servants, “Pass on before me, and put a space between droves.”

Verse ConceptsGathering CreaturesGapsIn Front

Jacob said, “No, please, if now I have found favor in your sight, then take my present from my hand, for I see your face as one sees the face of God, and you have received me favorably.

Verse ConceptsHeavenly FacesSmiling

He bought the piece of land where he had pitched his tent from the hand of the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred pieces of money.

Verse ConceptsProperty, LandSilverTentsReal EstateLarge Denominations

He said, “What pledge shall I give you?” And she said, “Your seal and your cord, and your staff that is in your hand.” So he gave them to her and went in to her, and she conceived by him.

Verse ConceptsSealsStaffConceptionCords

When Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman’s hand, he did not find her.

Verse ConceptsNot FindingNowhere To Be FoundWages Of A ProstitutePossessing Sheep

Moreover, it took place while she was giving birth, one put out a hand, and the midwife took and tied a scarlet thread on his hand, saying, “This one came out first.”

Verse ConceptsCrimsonBeing FirstMidwifeStretching OutFirstborn SonsCordsRed Cordsstories

But it came about as he drew back his hand, that behold, his brother came out. Then she said, “What a breach you have made for yourself!” So he was named Perez.

Verse ConceptsThe Act Of OpeningOpening The WombPeople With Apt Names

Afterward his brother came out who had the scarlet thread on his hand; and he was named Zerah.

Verse ConceptsCordsRed Cords

Now his master saw that the Lord was with him and how the Lord caused all that he did to prosper in his hand.

Verse ConceptsServants, GoodGod With Specific PeopleSeeing SituationsThe Righteous Prosperprospering

She caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me!” And he left his garment in her hand and fled, and went outside.

Verse ConceptsCloaksInvitationsGoing OutsideAbandoning ThingsGraspingSexual Union IntendedOutside The HousesexResisting Temptation

When she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled outside,

Verse ConceptsGoing OutsideAbandoning ThingsOutside The House

Now Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand; so I took the grapes and squeezed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I put the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.”

Verse ConceptsPressingProviding Wine

within three more days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your office; and you will put Pharaoh’s cup into his hand according to your former custom when you were his cupbearer.

Verse ConceptsReinstatementRestorationLifting HeadsReinstating People

He restored the chief cupbearer to his office, and he put the cup into Pharaoh’s hand;

Verse ConceptsCupbearerReinstating People

Then Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand, and clothed him in garments of fine linen and put the gold necklace around his neck.

Verse ConceptsFingersNecksequipping, physicalClothingChainsGoldLinenOrnamentsRingsRobesSeals

Moreover, Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Though I am Pharaoh, yet without your permission no one shall raise his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.”

Verse ConceptsThis Is MeAuthority Delegated To People

Take double the money in your hand, and take back in your hand the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks; perhaps it was a mistake.

Verse ConceptsHonestyMistakesDouble MoneyIndeterminate Sums Of Money

So the men took this present, and they took double the money in their hand, and Benjamin; then they arose and went down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.

Verse ConceptsDouble MoneyIndeterminate Sums Of Money

and it came about when we came to the lodging place, that we opened our sacks, and behold, each man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full. So we have brought it back in our hand.

Verse ConceptsInnsThe Act Of OpeningOpening ContainersStaying Temporarily

We have also brought down other money in our hand to buy food; we do not know who put our money in our sacks.”

Verse ConceptsBuying FoodIndeterminate Sums Of Money

When Joseph came home, they brought into the house to him the present which was in their hand and bowed to the ground before him.

Verse ConceptsSalutationsBowing Before Joseph

When the time for Israel to die drew near, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “Please, if I have found favor in your sight, place now your hand under my thigh and deal with me in kindness and faithfulness. Please do not bury me in Egypt,

Verse ConceptsKindnessLoyaltyA Time To DieThighsNearness Of DeathDeath Will Soon HappenImmigrants

Joseph took them both, Ephraim with his right hand toward Israel’s left, and Manasseh with his left hand toward Israel’s right, and brought them close to him.

But Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on the head of Ephraim, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh’s head, crossing his hands, although Manasseh was the firstborn.

Verse ConceptsFirstbornHandsLaying On Of HandsFirstborn SonsHands On HeadsLeft HandsLaying On Hands To HealBlessings For The Right Hand

When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on Ephraim’s head, it displeased him; and he grasped his father’s hand to remove it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.

Verse ConceptsHands On HeadsBlessings For The Right HandTroubling Individuals

Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father, for this one is the firstborn. Place your right hand on his head.”

Verse ConceptsFirstborn SonsHands On HeadsLaying On Hands To HealDissentBlessings For The Right Hand

I give you one portion more than your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword and my bow.”

Verse ConceptsFighting Enemies

“Judah, your brothers shall praise you;Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;Your father’s sons shall bow down to you.

Verse ConceptsBowingCommendationSalutationsOvercoming EnemiesShowing Forth His Praiseserenity

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Signature (4 instances)
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