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'Right' in the Bible

Isn't the whole land available to you? Let's separate: If you go to the left, then I will go to the right; if you go to the right, then I will go to the left."

Verse ConceptsPeople PartingTurning To Right And Left

"All right," the angel replied to Lot, "I'll agree with your request! I won't overthrow the town that you mentioned.

Verse ConceptsDestruction Of CitiesAcceptance

As evening approached, he had the camels kneel outside the town at the water well, right about the time when women customarily went out to draw water.

Verse ConceptsWaterCamelsDrawing WaterPutting Animals Down

So here's Rebekah she's right in front of you. Take her and go, so she can become a wife for your master's son, just as the LORD has decreed."

Verse ConceptsSinglenessGiving In Marriage

But Jacob insisted, "Swear it by an oath right now." So he swore an oath to him and sold his birthright to Jacob.

Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanYielding To Temptation

Right about this time, Joseph had a dream and then told it to his brothers. As a result, his brothers hated him all the more!

Verse ConceptsDreams, Examples OfGrudgesSelf ConfidenceHating IndividualsSiblings

Right about then, Judah left his brothers and went to live with an Adullamite man named Hirah.

Verse ConceptsPeople VisitingAt The Same Time

Instead, Joseph ran outside, leaving his outer garment still in her hand. When she realized that he had left his outer garment right there in her hand, she ran outside

Verse ConceptsGoing OutsideAbandoning ThingsOutside The House

Right after that, seven more cows came up out of the Nile. Ugly and gaunt, they stood next to the other cows on the bank of the Nile River.

Verse ConceptsSeven AnimalsRiver BanksThin BodiesRiver Nile

Suddenly seven thin ears of grain that had been scorched by an east wind sprouted up right after them

Verse ConceptseastSeven ThingsOut Of The EastScorchingThin BodiesThe East Wind

"I'm right!" Joseph insisted. "Just as I said, you're spies!

Verse ConceptsSpying

When he returned, he spoke with them, but then he took Simeon away from them and had him placed under arrest right in front of them. After this, Joseph gave orders to fill up their sacks with grain, to return each man's money to his own sack, and to supply each of them with provisions for their return journey. All of this was done for them.

Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalIndeterminate Sums Of MoneyPeople Providing Food

He reported to his brothers, "My money has been returned! It's right here in my sack!" Trembling with mounting consternation, each of them asked one another, "What is God doing to us?"

Verse ConceptsHeart, HumanHuman EmotionIndividuals TremblingWhat Does God Do?Indeterminate Sums Of MoneyOther Sad People

After all the money had been spent throughout Egypt and Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and demanded, "Give us food! Why should we die right in front of you? Our money is spent!"

Verse ConceptsRequesting FoodPossibility Of DeathIndeterminate Sums Of MoneyShortage Other Than FoodFinancesSaving Money

So why should we and our land die right in front of you? Buy us and our land in exchange for food, and we and our land will be slaves to Pharaoh. Give us seed, so we can survive and not die, and so the land won't stay desolate."

Verse ConceptsKept Alive By MenPossibility Of DeathLiteral PlantingGroups Of Slaves

Then he brought them both close to his father, placing Ephraim with his right hand toward Israel's left and Manasseh with his left hand toward Israel's right.

But Israel stretched out his right hand, laying it on Ephraim's head (he was the younger son) and laying his left hand on Manasseh's head (even though Manasseh was the firstborn).

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

But Joseph observed that his father had laid his right hand on Ephraim's head. That displeased him, so he grabbed his father's hand and started to move it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head.

Verse ConceptsHands On HeadsBlessings For The Right HandTroubling Individuals

"My father told me, "Look! I'm about to die. Bury me in my grave that I dug for myself in the land of Canaan." So please let me travel to bury my father. I'll be right back.'"

Verse ConceptsNearness Of DeathDeath Will Soon HappenThe Cave Of Machpelah

Going out the next day, Moses noticed two Hebrew men fighting right in front of him. He told the one who was at fault, "Why did you strike your companion?"

Verse ConceptsFighting One AnotherTwo Other Men

Then the LORD was angry with Moses and said, "There's your brother Aaron, a descendant of Levi, isn't there? I know that he certainly is eloquent. Right now he's coming to meet you and he will be pleased to see you.

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyHuman AffectionHeart, HumanAaron, CharacterMeeting PeopleGod Angry With IndividualsRejoicing In God's Works

Then Moses said right in front of the LORD, "Look, the Israelis didn't listen to me, so how will Pharaoh? I'm not a persuasive speaker."

Verse ConceptsEloquencedoubtersHesitationLipsDoubtShynessTimidityUncircumcised In Heart

""This is what the LORD says: "This is how you'll know that I am the LORD: Right now I'm going to strike the water of the Nile River with the staff that's in my hand, and it will be turned to blood.

Verse ConceptsYou Will Know I Am The Lord

"It wouldn't be right to sacrifice in this way," Moses replied, "because if we do, we will sacrifice to the LORD our God what is offensive to the Egyptians. If we offer sacrifices that are offensive to the Egyptians in front of them, they'll stone us, won't they?

Verse ConceptsAbominationsAbominations, PracticesFear Of StoningHating Peoplescats

Moses said, "Right now I'm going to leave you, and I'll pray to the LORD that the swarms of insects may depart from Pharaoh, from his officials, and from his people tomorrow. But Pharaoh, don't continue lying by not letting the people go to offer sacrifices to the LORD."

Verse ConceptsExamples Of DeceitGod's Action TomorrowThose Who Deceived

the Israelis went into the middle of the sea on dry land, and the waters formed a wall for them on their right and on their left.

Verse ConceptsGod's ProvisionFigurative Walls

But the Israelis walked through the middle of the sea on dry land, and the water stood like a wall for them on their right and on their left.

Verse ConceptsMoses, Life OfFigurative WallsWalking Through WaterDry Land

There the LORD presented to them a statute and an ordinance, and there he tested them. He said, "If you will carefully obey the LORD your God, do what he sees to be right, listen to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, then I won't inflict on you all the diseases that I inflicted on the Egyptians, because I am the LORD your healer."

Verse ConceptsGod, Activity OfTemporal BlessingsAbolitionBlessings, To IsraeldoctorsdiseasesCommands, in OTHealingGod As DoctorI Am The LordGod HealsHealth PromisedNames Involving GodPay Attention To God!Results Of Keeping The CommandmentsDiseaseGod Healing Our LandSicknessIllnessHealth And Healing

If she's displeasing to her master who selected her for himself, he must let her be redeemed. He does not have the right to sell her to foreign people, because he has dealt unfairly with her.

Verse ConceptsRedemption, In Everyday LifeLaws Restricting ForeignersNot Pleasing PeopleUnfaithful

You are to slaughter the ram, take some of its blood, and put it on the lobe of Aaron's right ear, the lobe of his sons' right ears, the thumbs of their right hands, and the big toes of their right feet. Then you are to scatter the rest of the blood around the altar.

Verse ConceptsEarsThumbsToesOther Right Parts

"You are to take the fat from the ram, the fat tail, the fat that covers the entrails, the lobe of the liver, the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, the right thigh (for it's a ram of ordination),

Verse ConceptsLiversConsecrationAnimal Sacrifices, Wave OfferingTailsResidueThighs Of AnimalsFat Of The SacrificesGod Appointing OthersOther Right Partslungs

From the sacrifices of your peace offerings give the right thigh to the priest as a raised offering to the LORD.

Verse ConceptsShouldersThighs Of AnimalsOther Right PartsPeace offerings

The descendant of Aaron's sons who brings the blood and the fat from the peace offering is to keep the right thigh for his own portion,

Verse ConceptsThighs Of AnimalsFat Of The SacrificesPriests Possessing

Moses then slaughtered it, took some of its blood, and put it on Aaron's right earlobe, right thumb, and right great toe.

Verse ConceptsFeetEarsSprinklingThumbsToesKilling SacrificesOther Right Parts

Then Moses brought Aaron's sons, took some of the ram's blood, put it on their right earlobes, on their right thumbs, and on their right great toes, and then poured the blood on the altar and all around it.

Verse ConceptsThumbsToesSprinkling BloodOther Right Parts

Then he took the fat from the tail, all the fat on the internal organs, the appendage of the liver, the two kidneys with the fat, and the right thigh.

Verse ConceptsTailsResidueThighs Of AnimalsTwo Of Body PartsFat Of The Sacrifices

From the basket of unleavened bread that is in the LORD'S presence he took one piece of unleavened bread, one cake spread with olive oil, and one wafer, which he placed over the fat and the right thigh.

Verse ConceptsWafersOil On Sacrifices

Aaron waved the breast and the right thigh as a raised offering in the LORD's presence, just as Moses had commanded.

Verse ConceptsWave OfferingsAnimal Sacrifices, Wave OfferingSwingingThighs Of AnimalsOther Right Partsbreasts

"Then the priest is to take some of the blood from the guilt offering and place it on the right earlobe of the person to be cleansed, on his right thumb, and on his right great toe.

Verse ConceptsThumbsToesOther Right Parts

The priest is to dip his right finger in the olive oil that is in his left palm and sprinkle some of the olive oil with his finger seven times in the LORD's presence.

Verse ConceptsFingersSevenSprinkling OilSeven TimesLeft HandsApplied With The FingerOther Right Parts

"As to the remainder of the olive oil in his palm, he is to place some on the right earlobe of the person to be cleansed, on his right thumb, on his right great toe, and on the blood of the guilt offering.

Verse ConceptsThumbsToesAnointed By PeopleOther Right Parts

Then he is to take the lamb for the guilt offering and place some blood from the guilt offering on the right earlobe of the person to be cleansed, on his right thumb, and on his right great toe.

Verse ConceptsThumbsToesKilling SacrificesOther Right Parts

and use his right finger to sprinkle oil from his left palm seven times in the LORD's presence.

Verse ConceptsSprinkling OilSeven TimesLeft HandsApplied With The FingerOther Right Parts

The priest is to place oil from his palm on the right earlobe of the person being cleansed, on his right thumb, on his right great toe, and where the blood for the guilt offering is poured.

Verse ConceptsThumbsToesAnointed By PeopleOther Right Parts

You are not to live by the customs of the nations, whom I've cast away right in front of you. Because they did all of these things, I detested them.

Verse ConceptsCustomAbhorConformityExamples, Badevil, warnings againstMannersPollutionsEvil AssociationsNot Imitating EvilGod Hating People

So throughout all of your land inheritance, grant the right of redemption for the land.

Verse Conceptsredeemed

"If a person sells a residential house in a walled city, he is to redeem it within the year in which it was sold. He may have right to its redemption for a full year.

Verse ConceptsRelationships And Dating

Nevertheless, the cities that belong to the descendants of Levi that is, the houses in the cities that belong to them are to belong to the descendants of Levi perpetually as part of their right of redemption.

he has the right to be redeemed after he sells himself. One of his brothers may redeem him.

Verse ConceptsRedemptionredeemed

Instead, on account of them, I'll remember my covenant with their ancestors when I brought them out of the land of Egypt right before the eyes of the nations, so that I could be their God. I am the LORD."

Verse ConceptsAncestorsGod Remembering His CovenantI Am The LordI Will Be Their GodGod Bringing Israel Out Of EgyptGod Keeps Covenantcovenant

If this is how you treat me, please kill me right now, if I've found favor in your eyes, because I don't want to keep staring at all of this misery!"

Verse ConceptsHope, Results Of Its AbsenceUniversality Of DeathDepression, SymptomsUnwise PrayersApproval To Kill Oneself

However, don't rebel against the LORD or be afraid of the people who live in the land, because we'll gobble them right up. Their defenses will collapse, because the LORD is with us. You are not to be afraid of them."

Verse ConceptsImmanuelRebellion, Against GodRebellion Against God, Nature OfGod With YouEasy For PeopleUnguardedDo Not Fear MenRebellion against GodProtection From EnemiesRemoving People From Your Life

So tell them that as long as I live consider this to be an oracle from the LORD as certainly as you've spoken right into my ears, that's how I'm going to treat you.

Verse Conceptsexploring

Don't go up, since you know that the LORD is no longer with you. You'll be attacked right in front of your own enemies.

You are to offer a cake made from the first of your bread dough as a raised offering to the LORD. Offer it as a raised offering right off your threshing floor.

Verse ConceptsGrindingThreshing Floor

"Take the rod, gather the community together, and then you and your brother Aaron are to speak to the rock right before their eyes. It will release water. As you bring water to them from the rock, the community and the cattle will be able to drink."

Verse ConceptsDisobedience, Examples OfAssembling IsraelProvision From RocksAddressing Someone

Permit us now to pass through your land. We won't pass through your fields or vineyards, and we won't drink water from your wells. We'll keep to the King's Highway without turning either right or left until we have passed through your territory.'"

Verse ConceptsHighwayPassing ThroughRoadsVineyardWellsNot Turning AsideMan Providing Water

So Moses did just what the LORD had commanded. They ascended Mount Hor right in front of the entire community.

Verse ConceptsGoing Up Mountains

At that time, Zippor's son Balak was the king of Moab. He sent messengers to Beor's son Balaam in Pethor, near the Euphrates River, the land where the descendants of his people originated, to summon his aid. He said, "Look! A group of people have escaped from Egypt. They cover the surface of the whole earth, and are sitting here right in front of me.

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyMessengers Sent Out

So come right now and curse this people for me, because there are too many of them for me to handle. Perhaps I'll be able to strike them down and drive them out of the land, since I know that whomever you bless is blessed and whomever you curse is cursed."

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyInvitationsSorcery And MagicCursing IsraelPeople Blessing

"Look! A group of people have escaped from Egypt. They cover the surface of the whole earth! So come right now and curse them for me. Perhaps I'll be able to fight against them and drive them out.'"

Verse ConceptsCursing Israel

I'm determined to reward you generously, and I'll do everything you tell me to do. So come right away and curse this people for me.'"

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyCursing Israel

Then the angel of the LORD went along a little further and stood in a much narrower space, where it was impossible to turn either right or left.

Verse ConceptsNarrow ThingsNo RoomTurning To Right And Left

"Because you're playing a dirty trick on me," Balaam answered the donkey. "If only I had a sword in my hand! I'd kill you right now!"

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyKilling Domesticated Animals

But in response, the donkey asked Balaam, "I'm your donkey that you've ridden on in the past without incident, am I not, and I'm the same donkey you're riding on right now, am I not? Am I in the habit of treating you like this?" "No," he admitted.

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyRiding DonkeysPeople Possessing Other Things

No Satanic plan against Jacob nor divination against Israel can ever prevail. When the time is right, it is to be asked about Jacob and Israel, "What has God accomplished?'

Verse ConceptsSorcery And MagicDivinationWhat Does God Do?SorceryEclipseisraelmagicadvertisingOccult Being Powerless Before God

So Balak exhorted Balaam, "Let's go right now! I'll take you to another place. Maybe God will agree to have you curse them for me from there."

Verse ConceptsAmbiguityCursing Israel

Balaam told Balak, "Build seven altars for me right here. Then prepare seven bulls and seven rams."

Verse ConceptsSeven AnimalsSeven Things

I can see him, but not right now. I observe him, but from a distance. A star streams forth from Jacob; a scepter arises from Israel. He will crush Moab's forehead, along with all of Seth's descendants.

Verse ConceptsDawnForeheadsBethlehemLight, SpiritualNewsSceptreStarsThe Morning StarClosenessThe First Sight Of ChristChrist Is King Of IsraelMessianic Prophecies

That very moment, one of the Israelis arrived, bringing to his brothers one of the Midianite women, right in front of Moses and the entire community of Israel, while they were weeping at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting!

Verse ConceptsWeeping

followed the Israeli man inside his tent, and impaled the two of them the Israeli man and the woman right through both of them and into her abdomen. Then the plague infecting the Israelis was brought to a halt. Nevertheless,

Verse ConceptsPiercingscouplesinterracial

and make him stand in front of Eleazar the priest and the entire community. Then you are to set him in charge right before their eyes,

Verse ConceptsGod Appointing Others

telling them, "If the descendants of Gad and descendants of Reuben cross over the Jordan River with you, that is, all of their soldiers who've been equipped for battle in the LORD's presence, so that the land is subjugated right before your eyes, then you are to give them the land of Gilead as their possession.

Verse ConceptsRiver CrossingsReuben Gad And Half Manasseh

Your little ones whom you said would be taken captive and your children who do not yet know right from wrong will enter the land. I will give it to them and they themselves will possess it.

Verse ConceptsLack Of DiscernmentImmaturityInexperienceAge Of AccountabilityKnowing Right And WrongRules About Young PeopleThose Who Were IgnorantBabies Going To Heaven

"Let me pass through your territory. I'll stay on the main road. I won't turn to the right or left.

Verse ConceptsHighwayPassing ThroughNot Turning Aside

You must be careful to do what the LORD your God commanded you, turning neither to the left nor to the right.

Verse ConceptsOrthodoxy, In OtMoving ForwardNot Turning Aside

Do what is good and right in the LORD's sight so it may go well with you. Then you'll enter and possess the good land that the LORD your God promised to your ancestors,

Verse ConceptsOaths, DivineDoing RightDoing The Right ThingDoing Your Best

You must not eat it, so that life will go well for you and for your children after you. Then you'll do what is right in the eyes of the LORD.

Verse ConceptsPeople Consuming BloodPersonal GoodForbidden Food

Be sure to observe all these words that I'm commanding you, in order that life may go well for you and your children after you forever, for this is good and right in the eyes of the LORD your God."

Verse ConceptsTemporal BlessingsPersonal GoodObeying God

if you obey the voice of the LORD your God by observing all his commands that I'm commanding you today. Do what is right in the sight of the LORD your God."

Verse ConceptsKeep The Commandments!

in accordance with what the Law says, and in accordance with the verdict that will be handed to you. You must not deviate from the verdict that they declare to you either to the right or to the left.

Verse ConceptsNot Turning AsideTurning To Right And LeftKeeping Man's Word

He is not to exalt himself over his relatives, nor turn aside from the commandment neither to the right nor to the left so that he and his sons may reign long in Israel."

Verse ConceptsNot Turning AsideAction For A Long TimeDo Not Be ProudTurning To Right And LeftAuthority

This is how you will remove the guilt of innocent blood from among you, for you must do what is right in the sight of the LORD."

Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn of the unloved wife by giving him double of everything he owns, because he is really the first fruit of his father's strength. The right of the firstborn belongs to him."

Verse ConceptsHeirsDouble Portions

Do not deviate from any of his commands that I'm giving you today neither to the right nor the left to follow and serve other gods."

Verse ConceptsObedience To GodNot Turning AsideDifferent GodsDo Not Have Other gods

He said: "The LORD came from Sinai. Rising from Seir upon us, he shone forth from Mount Paran, accompanied by a myriad of his holy ones, with flaming fire from his right hand for them.

Verse ConceptsSouthTens Of ThousandsThousands Of Angels Worship God

Only be strong and very courageous to ensure that you obey all the instructions that my servant Moses gave you turn neither to the right nor to the left from it so that you may succeed wherever you go.

Verse ConceptsCourage, In Facing EnemiesBeing ConfidentSuccessMoving ForwardStrength Of PeopleNot Turning AsideBe Courageous!Be Strong!Keep The Commandments!Success Through GodCourageCourage And Strength

because we heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Reed Sea right in front of you as you were coming out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were on the other side of the Jordan River to Sihon and Og whom you completely destroyed.

Verse ConceptsdrynessMoses, Life OfAnnihilationDry LandGod Drying Things UpA Way Through The Red SeaThe Sea DividedTwo Other Menrehabilitation

They reported to Joshua, "The LORD really has given the entire land into our control. The inhabitants of the land have melted away right in front of us!"

Verse ConceptsFaintingEasy For PeopleLosing CourageThose God Gave Into Their Hands

Joshua continued, "This is how you'll know that the living God really is among you: he's going to remove the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Hivites, the Perizzites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, and the Jebusites right in front of you.

Verse ConceptsGod, Living And Self sustainingJerusalem, History OfKnowledge, Of GodArmies, Against IsraelGod Is Among You

because the LORD your God dried up the water of the Jordan River right in front of you, until you had crossed over, just as the LORD your God had done to the Reed Sea which he had dried up in front of us until we had crossed it also.'

Verse ConceptsdrynessMoses, Life OfDry LandWaters Drying UpGod Drying Things UpA Way Through The Red SeaThe Sea Divided

Joshua then spoke to Achan, "My son, give glory and praise to the LORD God of Israel. Tell me right now what you did. Don't hide anything."

Verse ConceptsHiding Sins

The LORD then told Joshua, "Don't be afraid or lose heart! Take all the fighting men with you, and go up right now to Ai. Take note that I have handed over the king of Ai into your control, along with his people, his city, and his land.

Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine GiftWarfare, Nature OfResisting DiscouragementGradual Conquest Of The LandThose God Gave Into Their Hands

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