9 occurrences in 10 translations

'Unable' in the Bible

Then God asked him, "Who gives a person a mouth? Who makes him unable to speak, or deaf, or able to see, or blind, or lame? Is it not I, the LORD?

Verse ConceptsDeafnessdisabilitiesMutenessNatureVisionGod BlindingDumbnessWho Is God?DumbSpeaking With The MouthThe Faculty Of SightBlindness

The fish in the Nile will die, the river will stink, and the Egyptians will be unable to drink water from it.”

Verse ConceptsFishesSmellsSeeking WaterDeath Of Creatures

And all of [the] Egyptians dug around the Nile [for] water to drink, because they were unable to drink from the water of the Nile.

Verse ConceptsExcavationDrinking WaterUnable To Do Other Things

The magicians tried to do the same thing with their secret arts, but they were unable to bring out the gnats. The gnats were on the people and the animals.

Verse ConceptsSorcery And MagicFliesBoth Men And Animals AffectedUnable To Do Other Thingsmagic

They will cover the surface of the earth, so that you will be unable to see the ground. They will eat the remainder of what escaped -- what is left over for you -- from the hail, and they will eat every tree that grows for you from the field.

Verse ConceptsCovering The EarthRemaining FoodAnimals EatingHarming Trees

And Moses saith unto Jehovah, 'The people is unable to come up unto mount Sinai, for Thou -- Thou hast protested to us, saying, Make a border for the mount, then thou hast sanctified it.'

Verse ConceptsBoundariesHoliness, Believers' Growth InGoing Up Mountainslimitations

But if this happens after sunrise, there is guilt of bloodshed. A thief must make full restitution. If he is unable, he is to be sold because of his theft.

Verse ConceptsPunishment, Nature Of

Moses was unable to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud rested on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

Verse ConceptsDivine ManifestationsWorship, Results OfFilling The SanctuaryEntering The TabernacleUnable To Do Other ThingsCloud of glory

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