16 occurrences in 12 translations

'Return' in the Bible

But the tribe of Judah told the tribe of Simeon, the descendants of Judah's brother, "Come with us into our territory, and we'll both fight the Canaanites. In return, we'll go with you when you fight in your territory." So the army of the tribe of Simeon accompanied the army of the tribe of Judah.

Verse ConceptsInvitationsFighting TogetherAnger Subsiding

Through the window she looked; Sisera's mother cried out through the lattice: 'Why is his chariot so slow to return? Why are the hoofbeats of his chariot-horses delayed?'

Verse ConceptsLove, And The WorldLooking Through WindowsPeople Who Delayed

Please do not leave this place until I return to You. Let me bring my gift and set it before You.”And He said, “I will stay until you return.”

Verse ConceptsLeavingWaiting Till Marriage

Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.

Verse ConceptsDesertionTens Of ThousandsTwenty Thousand And UpFear Of Enemies

And the Lord told Gideon, “With the three hundred men who lapped I will rescue you, and will hand over the Midianites to you. Let all the other people go, each man to his home.”

Verse ConceptsGiven Into One's Handsgroupsarmygideon

He also told the men of Penuel, “When I return in peace, I will tear down this tower!”

Verse ConceptsDestruction Of Cities

and they did not show kindness to the family of Jerubba'al (that is, Gideon) in return for all the good that he had done to Israel.

Verse ConceptsIngratitudeKindnessMannersUnfaithful

The king of the sons of Ammon said to the messengers of Jephthah, “Because Israel took away my land when they came up from Egypt, from the Arnon as far as the Jabbok and the Jordan; therefore, return them peaceably now.”

Verse ConceptsRivers And StreamsArnon

Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD'S, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.

Verse ConceptsExamples Of ConsecrationSacrifice, In OtMeeting People

He said to his mother, “The 1,100 pieces of silver taken from you, and that I heard you utter a curse about—here, I have the silver with me. I took it. So now I return it to you.”Then his mother said, “My son, you are blessed by the Lord!”

Verse ConceptsDishonesty, Examples OfUnder The BanMay God Bless!Money Blessingsmums

He then returned the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother, and his mother said, “I wholly dedicate the silver from my hand to the Lord for my son to make a graven image and a molten image; now therefore, I will return them to you.”

And the descendants of Dan went their way. When Micah saw that they [were] stronger than him, he turned to return to his house.

Verse ConceptsIndividuals going home

her husband came after her, hoping he could convince her to return. He brought with him his servant and a pair of donkeys. When she brought him into her father's house and the girl's father saw him, he greeted him warmly.

Verse ConceptsPersuasion

Then all the people stood united and said, “None of us will go to his tent or return to his house.

Verse ConceptsUnified People

the men of Israel would return to the battle. When Benjamin had begun to strike them down, killing about 30 men of Israel, they said, “They’re defeated before us, just as they were in the first battle.”

Verse ConceptsThirtyKilling Within Israel

So the descendants of Benjamin did all of this: they chose and carried away just enough wives from those who danced to meet the number needed, then they left to return to their inheritance, to rebuild their cities, and to live there.

Verse ConceptsGroups going home

Bible Theasaurus

Compensate (7 instances)
Counter (2 instances)
Encounter (23 instances)
Issue (89 instances)
Meeting (361 instances)
Payoff (2 instances)
Proceeds (34 instances)
Regaining (3 instances)

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