'Right hand' in the Bible

Joseph positioned them; he put Ephraim on his right hand across from Israel's left hand, and Manasseh on his left hand across from Israel's right hand. Then Joseph brought them closer to his father.

Israel stretched out his right hand and placed it on Ephraim's head, although he was the younger. Crossing his hands, he put his left hand on Manasseh's head, for Manasseh was the firstborn.

When Joseph saw that his father placed his right hand on Ephraim's head, it displeased him. So he took his father's hand to move it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head.

Joseph said to his father, "Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head."

Your right hand, O Lord, was majestic in power, your right hand, O Lord, shattered the enemy.

You stretched out your right hand, the earth swallowed them.

and you are to kill the ram and take some of its blood and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron, on the tip of the right ear of his sons, on the thumb of their right hand, and on the big toe of their right foot, and then splash the blood all around on the altar.

and he slaughtered it. Moses then took some of its blood and put it on Aaron's right earlobe, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.

Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one being cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.

The priest will then put some of the rest of the olive oil that is in his hand on the right earlobe of the one being cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on the blood of the guilt offering,

Then he is to slaughter the male lamb of the guilt offering, and the priest is to take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one being cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.

Then the priest is to put some of the olive oil that is in his hand on the right earlobe of the one being cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on the place of the blood of the guilt offering,

He said:The Lord came from Sinai and revealed himself to Israel from Seir. He appeared in splendor from Mount Paran, and came forth with ten thousand holy ones. With his right hand he gave a fiery law to them.

Her left hand reached for the tent peg, her right hand for the workmen's hammer. She "hammered" Sisera, she shattered his skull, she smashed his head, she drove the tent peg through his temple.

Samson took hold of the two middle pillars that supported the temple and he leaned against them, with his right hand on one and his left hand on the other.

Joab said to Amasa, "How are you, my brother?" With his right hand Joab took hold of Amasa's beard as if to greet him with a kiss.

So Bathsheba visited King Solomon to speak to him on Adonijah's behalf. The king got up to greet her, bowed to her, and then sat on his throne. He ordered a throne to be brought for the king's mother, and she sat at his right hand.

An officer who was the king's right-hand man responded to the prophet, "Look, even if the Lord made it rain by opening holes in the sky, could this happen so soon?" Elisha said, "Look, you will see it happen with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of the food!"

Now the king had placed the officer who was his right-hand man at the city gate. When the people rushed out, they trampled him to death in the gate. This fulfilled the prophet's word which he had spoken when the king tried to arrest him.

Then I myself will acknowledge to you that your own right hand can save you.

I constantly trust in the Lord; because he is at my right hand, I will not be upended.

You give me your protective shield; your right hand supports me; your willingness to help enables me to prevail.

Appear in your majesty and be victorious! Ride forth for the sake of what is right, on behalf of justice! Then your right hand will accomplish mighty acts!

Princesses are among your honored guests, your bride stands at your right hand, wearing jewelry made with gold from Ophir.

My soul pursues you; your right hand upholds me.

But I am continually with you; you hold my right hand.

He brought them to the border of his holy land, to this mountainous land which his right hand acquired.

the root your right hand planted, the shoot you made to grow!

Your arm is powerful, your hand strong, your right hand victorious.

I will place his hand over the sea, his right hand over the rivers.

A psalm. Sing to the Lord a new song, for he performs amazing deeds! His right hand and his mighty arm accomplish deliverance.

because he stands at the right hand of the needy, to deliver him from those who threaten his life.

A psalm of David. Here is the Lord's proclamation to my lord: "Sit down at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool!"

O sovereign Lord, at your right hand he strikes down kings in the day he unleashes his anger.

They celebrate deliverance in the tents of the godly. The Lord's right hand conquers,

the Lord's right hand gives victory, the Lord's right hand conquers.

The Lord is your protector; the Lord is the shade at your right hand.

If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand be crippled!

Even when I must walk in the midst of danger, you revive me. You oppose my angry enemies, and your right hand delivers me.

even there your hand would guide me, your right hand would grab hold of me.

Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.

Whoever hides her hides the wind or grasps oil with his right hand.

His left hand caresses my head, and his right hand stimulates me.

The Beloved about Her Lover: His left hand caresses my head, and his right hand stimulates me.

Don't be afraid, for I am with you! Don't be frightened, for I am your God! I strengthen you -- yes, I help you -- yes, I uphold you with my saving right hand!

For I am the Lord your God, the one who takes hold of your right hand, who says to you, 'Don't be afraid, I am helping you.'

He feeds on ashes; his deceived mind misleads him. He cannot rescue himself, nor does he say, 'Is this not a false god I hold in my right hand?'

This is what the Lord says to his chosen one, to Cyrus, whose right hand I hold in order to subdue nations before him, and disarm kings, to open doors before him, so gates remain unclosed:

Yes, my hand founded the earth; my right hand spread out the sky. I summon them; they stand together.

The Lord swears an oath by his right hand, by his strong arm: "I will never again give your grain to your enemies as food, and foreigners will not drink your wine, which you worked hard to produce.

(Gimel) In fierce anger he destroyed the whole army of Israel. He withdrew his right hand as the enemy attacked. He was like a raging fire in the land of Jacob; it consumed everything around it.

(Dalet) He prepared his bow like an enemy; his right hand was ready to shoot. Like a foe he killed everyone, even our strong young men; he has poured out his anger like fire on the tent of Daughter Zion.

Into his right hand comes the portent for Jerusalem -- to set up battering rams, to give the signal for slaughter, to shout out the battle cry, to set up battering rams against the gates, to erect a siege ramp, to build a siege wall.

I will knock your bow out of your left hand and make your arrows fall from your right hand.

But you will become drunk with shame, not majesty. Now it is your turn to drink and expose your uncircumcised foreskin! The cup of wine in the Lord's right hand is coming to you, and disgrace will replace your majestic glory!

Next I saw Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.

If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away! It is better to lose one of your members than to have your whole body go into hell.

But when you do your giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

He said to her, "What do you want?" She replied, "Permit these two sons of mine to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom."

The Lord said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet"'?

Jesus said to him, "You have said it yourself. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven."

and after braiding a crown of thorns, they put it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand, and kneeling down before him, they mocked him: "Hail, king of the Jews!"

They said to him, "Permit one of us to sit at your right hand and the other at your left in your glory."

David himself, by the Holy Spirit, said, 'The Lord said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet."'

"I am," said Jesus, "and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven."

After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

On another Sabbath, Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching. Now a man was there whose right hand was withered.

For David himself says in the book of Psalms, 'The Lord said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand,

But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God."

For David says about him, 'I saw the Lord always in front of me, for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken.

So then, exalted to the right hand of God, and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he has poured out what you both see and hear.

For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says, 'The Lord said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand

Then Peter took hold of him by the right hand and raised him up, and at once the man's feet and ankles were made strong.

God exalted him to his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently toward heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

"Look!" he said. "I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!"

Who is the one who will condemn? Christ is the one who died (and more than that, he was raised), who is at the right hand of God, and who also is interceding for us.

by truthful teaching, by the power of God, with weapons of righteousness both for the right hand and for the left,

and when James, Cephas, and John, who had a reputation as pillars, recognized the grace that had been given to me, they gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, agreeing that we would go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

This power he exercised in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms

Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

The Son is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word, and so when he had accomplished cleansing for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

But to which of the angels has he ever said, "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet"?

Now the main point of what we are saying is this: We have such a high priest, one who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,

But when this priest had offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, he sat down at the right hand of God,

keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.

who went into heaven and is at the right hand of God with angels and authorities and powers subject to him.

He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp double-edged sword extended out of his mouth. His face shone like the sun shining at full strength.

When I saw him I fell down at his feet as though I were dead, but he placed his right hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid! I am the first and the last,

The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

"To the angel of the church in Ephesus, write the following: "This is the solemn pronouncement of the one who has a firm grasp on the seven stars in his right hand -- the one who walks among the seven golden lampstands:

Then I saw in the right hand of the one who was seated on the throne a scroll written on the front and back and sealed with seven seals.

Then he came and took the scroll from the right hand of the one who was seated on the throne,

Then the angel I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven

He also caused everyone (small and great, rich and poor, free and slave) to obtain a mark on their right hand or on their forehead.