28 occurrences

'Thing' in the Bible

If anyone becomes unclean through touching unconsciously some unclean thing, such as the dead body of an unclean beast or of unclean cattle or of any unclean animal which goes flat on the earth, he will be responsible:

Verse ConceptsLivestockCarcass, Literal UseContaminationIgnorance Of EvilPeople Being PollutedRules About CorpsesGuiltpork

Or if he becomes unclean through touching unconsciously any unclean thing of man, whatever it may be, when it is made clear to him he will be responsible:

Verse ConceptsIgnorance Of EvilSin Made Known

And he is to make payment to the priest for what he has done wrong in relation to the holy thing, together with a fifth part of its value in addition; and the priest will take away his sin by the sheep of his offering, and he will have forgiveness.

Verse ConceptsGuilt OfferingPriests Atoning

Causing sin to come on him, then he will have to give back the thing he took by force or got by cruel acts, or the goods which were put in his care or the thing he came on by chance,

Verse ConceptsGuilt

Anyone touching the flesh of it will be holy: and if any of the blood is dropped on any clothing, the thing on which the blood has been dropped is to be washed in a holy place.

Verse ConceptsBlood Of SacrificesRitual WashingWashingTouching Holy ThingsClean Clothes

And flesh touched by any unclean thing may not be taken for food: it is to be burned with fire; and as for the flesh of the peace-offerings, everyone who is clean may take it as food:

Verse ConceptsSanitation, DisinfectionTouching Unclean ThingsUnclean SpiritsForbidden FoodUnclean Animals

And anyone who, after touching any unclean thing of man or an unclean beast or any unclean and disgusting thing, takes as food the flesh of the peace-offerings, which are the Lord's, will be cut off from his people.

Verse ConceptsAbominationsAbominations, Ceremonial MattersPollutionsTouching Unclean ThingsPeople Being PollutedThose To Be Cut Off From Israel

All other things living and moving in the water, in the sea or in the rivers, are a disgusting thing to you;

Verse ConceptsAbominationsSea DwellersUnclean SpiritsGod Hating ThingsUnclean Animals

Every winged four-footed thing which goes on the earth is disgusting to you;

Verse ConceptsAbominationsClean And UncleanGod Hating Thingsbugs

The dead body of any of these, falling on anything, will make that thing unclean; if it is any vessel of wood, or clothing, or skin, or bag, whatever it is, if it is used for any purpose, it will have to be put into water, and will be unclean till evening; after that it will be clean.

Verse ConceptsDressClean ObjectsUnclean Until Evening

For I am the Lord your God: for this reason, make and keep yourselves holy, for I am holy; you are not to make yourselves unclean with any sort of thing which goes about flat on the earth.

Verse ConceptsGod, The LordLaw, OtSexual Sin, Nature OfSin, And God's CharacterUnclean SpiritsPeople Polluting ThemselvesThe Lord Is GodBe Holy For I Am Holy

This is the law about beasts and birds and every living thing moving in the waters, and every living thing which goes flat on the earth:

Marking out the unclean from the clean, and the living thing which may be used for food from that which may not.

Verse ConceptsAnimal LifeMan DifferentiatingClean And UncleanFood Defined

And she will be unclean for thirty-three days till the flow of her blood is stopped; no holy thing may be touched by her, and she may not come into the holy place, till the days for making her clean are ended.

Verse ConceptsSanctuaryTouchMore Than One MonthTouching Holy ThingsTouching Unclean ThingsPurifying OneselfHallowed

And after it has been seen by the priest, the thing which is so marked is to be shut up for seven days:

Verse ConceptsSeven DaysSeven Days For Legal Purposes

Then the priest will give orders for the thing on which the mark is, to be washed, and to be shut up for seven days more:

Verse ConceptsSeven DaysClean ClothesSeven Days For Legal Purposes

And if the mark is still seen in the clothing or in the threads of the material or in the leather, it is the disease coming out: the thing in which the disease is will have to be burned with fire.

Verse ConceptsSpreadingCordsAnimal Skinsmold

Anyone touching anything on the bed or on the thing on which she has been seated, will be unclean till evening.

Verse ConceptsTouching Unclean ThingsUnclean Until Evening

If any of it is used for food on the third day, it is a disgusting thing and will not be pleasing to the Lord.

Verse ConceptsThree DaysRemaining FoodForbidden FoodAcceptanceEating Meat

And as for anyone who takes it for food, his sin will be on him, for he has put shame on the holy thing of the Lord: he will be cut off from his people.

Verse ConceptsProfanitySacrilegeThose To Be Cut Off From Israel

If any man has sex relations with a servant-woman who has given her word to be married to a man, and has not been made free for a price or in any other way, the thing will be looked into; but they will not be put to death because she was not a free woman.

Verse ConceptsBeatingsEngagementServants Of PeopleLaws Of Sexual UnionAdulteryDeath Penalty For Sexual Sin

Or anyone touching any unclean thing which goes flat on the earth, or someone by whom he may be made unclean in any way whatever;

Verse ConceptsCrawling

Any person touching any such unclean thing will be unclean till evening, and may not take of the holy food till his flesh has been bathed in water;

Verse ConceptsTouching Holy ThingsUnclean Until Evening

And if a man takes the holy food in error, he will have to give the holy thing back to the priest, with the addition of a fifth part.

Verse ConceptsFractions, One FifthUnintentional

An animal which has its sex parts damaged or crushed or broken or cut, may not be offered to the Lord; such a thing may not be done anywhere in your land.

Verse ConceptsCrushingBlemished CreaturesMale Genitals

And I will send you out in all directions among the nations, and my sword will be uncovered against you, and your land will be without any living thing, and your towns will be made waste.

Verse ConceptsWar As God's JudgmentScattering The PeoplesGod Scattering Israel

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