'Know' in the Bible

for God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will open and you will be like divine beings who know good and evil."

Then the Lord said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" And he replied, "I don't know! Am I my brother's guardian?"

As he approached Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, "Look, I know that you are a beautiful woman.

But Abram said, "O sovereign Lord, by what can I know that I am to possess it?"

Then the Lord said to Abram, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a foreign country. They will be enslaved and oppressed for four hundred years.

that I must go down and see if they are as wicked as the outcry suggests. If not, I want to know."

Then in the dream God replied to him, "Yes, I know that you have done this with a clear conscience. That is why I have kept you from sinning against me and why I did not allow you to touch her.

But now give back the man's wife. Indeed he is a prophet and he will pray for you; thus you will live. But if you don't give her back, know that you will surely die along with all who belong to you."

"I do not know who has done this thing," Abimelech replied. "Moreover, you did not tell me. I did not hear about it until today."

"Do not harm the boy!" the angel said. "Do not do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God because you did not withhold your son, your only son, from me."

I will say to a young woman, 'Please lower your jar so I may drink.' May the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac reply, 'Drink, and I'll give your camels water too.' In this way I will know that you have been faithful to my master."

Then Isaac said to Jacob, "Come closer so I can touch you, my son, and know for certain if you really are my son Esau."

So he said to them, "Do you know Laban, the grandson of Nahor?" "We know him," they said.

Let me take my wives and my children whom I have acquired by working for you. Then I'll depart, because you know how hard I've worked for you."

"You know how I have worked for you," Jacob replied, "and how well your livestock have fared under my care.

You know that I've worked for your father as hard as I could,

Whoever has taken your gods will be put to death! In the presence of our relatives identify whatever is yours and take it." (Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.)

So Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Because God has enabled you to know all this, there is no one as wise and discerning as you are!

(Now they did not know that Joseph could understand them, for he was speaking through an interpreter.)

But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are honest men and not spies. Then I will give your brother back to you and you may move about freely in the land.'"

They replied, "The man questioned us thoroughly about ourselves and our family, saying, 'Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?' So we answered him in this way. How could we possibly know that he would say, 'Bring your brother down'?"

We have brought additional money with us to buy food. We do not know who put the money in our sacks!"

Joseph said to them, "What did you think you were doing? Don't you know that a man like me can find out things like this by divination?"

"Then your servant my father said to us, 'You know that my wife gave me two sons.

Israel said to Joseph, "Now let me die since I have seen your face and know that you are still alive."

The land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best region of the land. They may live in the land of Goshen. If you know of any highly capable men among them, put them in charge of my livestock."

But his father refused and said, "I know, my son, I know. He too will become a nation and he too will become great. In spite of this, his younger brother will be even greater and his descendants will become a multitude of nations."