'Terms' in the Bible
His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers; and so they hated him and could not speak to him on friendly terms.
“If a person acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against the Lord’s holy things, then he shall bring his guilt offering to the Lord: a ram without defect from the flock, according to your valuation in silver by shekels, in terms of the shekel of the sanctuary, for a guilt offering.
you shall take five shekels apiece, per head; you shall take them in terms of the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel is twenty gerahs),
from the firstborn of the sons of Israel he took the money in terms of the shekel of the sanctuary, 1,365.
You shall do according to the terms of the verdict which they declare to you from that place which the Lord chooses; and you shall be careful to observe according to all that they teach you.
According to the terms of the law which they teach you, and according to the verdict which they tell you, you shall do; you shall not turn aside from the word which they declare to you, to the right or the left.
“When you approach a city to fight against it, you shall offer it terms of peace.
“Shall He recompense on your terms, because you have rejected it?For you must choose, and not I;Therefore declare what you know.
Then I took the deeds of purchase, both the sealed copy containing the terms and conditions and the open copy;
Or else, while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace.
But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is He? (I am speaking in human terms.)
I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, resulting in further lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, resulting in sanctification.
Brethren, I speak in terms of human relations: even though it is only a man’s covenant, yet when it has been ratified, no one sets it aside or adds conditions to it.