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Lexicon :: Strong's H5060 - nāḡaʿ

Aa
נָגַע
Transliteration
nāḡaʿ
Pronunciation
naw-gah'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1293

Strong’s Definitions

נָגַע nâgaʻ, naw-gah'; a primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.):—beat, (× be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 150x

The KJV translates Strong's H5060 in the following manner: touch (92x), came (18x), reach (11x), bring (4x), near (4x), smite (4x), nigh (3x), plagued (3x), happeneth (2x), strike (2x), beaten (1x), cast (1x), reach up (1x), brought down (1x), join (1x), laid (1x), get up.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 150x
The KJV translates Strong's H5060 in the following manner: touch (92x), came (18x), reach (11x), bring (4x), near (4x), smite (4x), nigh (3x), plagued (3x), happeneth (2x), strike (2x), beaten (1x), cast (1x), reach up (1x), brought down (1x), join (1x), laid (1x), get up.

  1. to touch, reach, strike

    1. (Qal)

      1. to touch

      2. to strike

      3. to reach, extend to

      4. to be stricken

        1. stricken (participle)

    2. (Niphal) to be stricken, be defeated

    3. (Piel) to strike

    4. (Pual) to be stricken (by disease)

    5. (Hiphil) to cause to touch, reach, approach, arrive

      1. to cause to touch, apply

      2. to reach, extend, attain, arrive, come

      3. to approach (of time)

      4. to befall (of fate)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָגַע nâgaʻ, naw-gah'; a primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.):—beat, (× be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.
STRONGS H5060: Abbreviations
נָגַע 150 verb touch, reach, strike (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic bdb061901 is agree with one (of food), produce effect; Aramaic נְגַע Ithpa. be struck (that is, with leprosy), compare Pi. below); —
Qal Perfect נ׳ Genesis 32:33 +; נָֽגְעָה Judges 20:41 +; 1st person plural suffix נְנַעֲנוּךָ Genesis 26:29; Imperfect יִגַּע Leviticus 5:3 +; וַיִּגַּע Genesis 32:26 +, etc.; Imperative גַּע Psalm 144:5 + 2 times; Infinitive construct נְגֹעַ, לִנְגּוֺעַ Genesis 20:6 + 3 times; גַּ֫עַת 2 Samuel 14:10; Ezekiel 17:10; suffix נָגְעֵךְ Ruth 2:9 etc.; Participle active נֹגֵעַ 1 Kings 19:5 +; נֹגְעִים Jeremiah 12:14; feminine נֹגַ֫עַת Numbers 19:22 + 2 times; plural נֹגְעֹת 1 Kings 6:27; passive נָגוּעַ Psalm 73:14; Isaiah 53:4; —
1.
a. touch, usually followed by בְּ Genesis 3:3 (J), Genesis 32:25; Genesis 32:33; Exodus 19:12 (twice in verse); Exodus 19:13 (all E), Exodus 29:37; Exodus 30:20 (P), Leviticus 5:2, 3 + 25 times Leviticus; Numbers 16:26 + 7 times Numbers (P) + Numbers 19:22 (no בְּ or object), Deuteronomy 14:8; Judges 6:21; 2 Samuel 23:7; 1 Kings 6:27 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 19:5, 7; 2 Kings 13:21; Esther 5:2; Daniel 8:5, 18; Lamentations 4:14; followed by אֶלֿ Haggai 2:12; Numbers 4:15; 1 Kings 6:27; Daniel 9:21, compare Hosea 4:2; followed by עַל־פֶּה Isaiah 6:7; עַלשָֿׂפָה Daniel 10:16; compare accusative Isaiah 52:11; absolute (no object expressed) Job 6:7; Lamentations 4:15.
b. of י׳ touching earth, mountains, etc., followed by בְּ Amos 9:5; Psalm 104:32; Psalm 144:5; figurative of י׳ touching the heart, followed by בְּ 1 Samuel 10:26.
2. nearly = strike, passive stricken, Psalm 73:14; Isaiah 53:4 || מֻכֶּה), of wind Job 1:19; Ezekiel 17:10; of divine chastisement 1 Samuel 6:9; Job 1:11; Job 19:21; followed by אֶל Job 2:5.
3. touch = harm, followed by. בְּ, Genesis 26:11 (J), Joshua 9:19; 2 Samuel 14:10; 1 Chronicles 16:22 || הָרֵעַ) = Psalm 105:15; Jeremiah 12:14; Zechariah 2:12 (twice in verse); followed by. אֶלֿ Genesis 20:6 (touch a woman), so Proverbs 6:29 (followed by בְּ); followed by. accusative Genesis 26:29 (J, suffix), so Ruth 2:9; see also Job 5:19 (subject רַע, followed by בְּ), Judges 20:34, 41 (both subject רָעָה, followed by עַלֿ).
4. reach, extend to, 2 Samuel 5:8, followed by בְּ (but corrupt see Dr HPS); in metaphor, followed by עַד, of vine Isaiah 16:8; Jeremiah 48:32; of sword Jeremiah 4:10, compare Jeremiah 4:18; of chastisement Micah 1:9, compare Job 4:5 (|| בּוֺא אֶלֿ); also (followed by אֶל) Jeremiah 51:9; = come, followed by אֶלֿ Jonah 3:6; arrive (of time), absolute Ezra 3:1; Nehemiah 7:73.
† Niph. Imperfect וַיִּנָֽגְעוּ Joshua 8:15 be stricken, defeated (in battle), i.e. feign to be so, but read probably וַיִֹנָּֽגְפוּ, see נגף Niph..
† Pi. Perfect suffix נִגְּעוֺ 2 Chronicles 26:20 strike (with leprosy, 2 accusative), subject י׳; so Imperfect וַיְנַגַּע 2 Kings 15:5; Genesis 12:17 (subject י׳; accusative of person + accusative of cognate meaning).
† Pu. Imperfect יְנֻגָּע֑וּ be sticken by diseases (?; compare Pi. and נֶגַע 2. 3. especially 2 Samuel 7:14) Psalm 73:5.
† Hiph. Perfect הִגִּיעַ Isaiah 25:12 + 6 times; 2nd person feminine singular הִגַּ֫עַתְּ Esther 4:14; 1st person singular suffix וְהִגַּעְתִּ֫יהוּ Ezekiel 13:14, etc.; Imperfect יַגִּיעַ Isaiah 8:8 + 3 times; וַיַּגַּע Isaiah 6:7; Jeremiah 1:9, etc.; Infinitive construct הַגִּיעַ Esther 2:12, 15; Participle מַגִּיעַ Genesis 28:12 +; feminine מַגַּ֫עַת 2 Chronicles 3:11; — cause to touch; reach, approach, arrive:
1. cause to touch, apply, Exodus 12:22) (J E; מִדָּם, אֶלֿ); cause to touch (compare עַד עָפָר, לָאָרֶץ), i.e. bring to ground, Isaiah 25:5, 12, compare Lamentations 2:2; Ezekiel 13:14 (followed by אֶלֿ), Exodus 4:25 (J; followed by לְרַגְלָיו); followed by עַל־פֶּה Isaiah 6:7; Jeremiah 1:9; followed by בְּ Isaiah 5:8.
2. intransitive reach, extend, Genesis 28:12 (followed by ָ  ה locative); followed by אֶלֿ Zechariah 14:5, followed by עַד Isaiah 8:8; compare תַּגּ׳ יָדוֺ דֵּי שֶׂה Leviticus 5:7 if his hand do not reach enough for a lamb (i.e. he be not able to furnish a lamb); followed by לְ Job 20:6 (hyperbole) 2 Chronicles 3:11 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 3:12; followed by עַד לְ 2 Chronicles 28:9; attain, followed by לְ Esther 4:14, arrive, come, followed by accusative of location Isaiah 30:4; Esther 4:3; Esther 8:17, followed by לְ (of time) Daniel 12:12, followed by אֶלֿ 1 Samuel 14:9, followed by עַדֿ Psalm 107:18, absolute Esther 6:14; followed by אֵצֶל Daniel 8:7.
3. approach, of time, absolute Ecclesiastes 12:1; Songs 2:12; Ezekiel 7:12 (|| בּוֺא); see also Esther 9:1 (followed by Infinitive), compare Esther 2:12, 15; Psalm 88:4 (followed by לְ).
4. of fate or lot, = befal, followed by אֶלֿ Esther 9:26; Ecclesiastes 8:14 (twice in verse); Psalm 32:6.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

3:3; 12:17; 20:6; 20:6; 26:11; 26:29; 26:29; 28:12; 28:12; 32:25; 32:26

Exodus

4:25; 12:22; 19:12; 19:13; 29:37; 30:20

Leviticus

5:2; 5:3; 5:3; 5:7

Numbers

4:15; 16:26; 19:22; 19:22

Deuteronomy

14:8

Joshua

8:15; 9:19

Judges

6:21; 20:34; 20:41; 20:41

Ruth

2:9; 2:9

1 Samuel

6:9; 10:26; 14:9

2 Samuel

5:8; 7:14; 14:10; 14:10; 23:7

1 Kings

6:27; 6:27; 6:27; 19:5; 19:5; 19:7

2 Kings

13:21; 15:5

1 Chronicles

16:22

2 Chronicles

3:11; 3:11; 3:12; 26:20; 28:9

Ezra

3:1

Nehemiah

7:73

Esther

2:12; 2:12; 2:15; 2:15; 4:3; 4:14; 4:14; 5:2; 6:14; 8:17; 9:1; 9:26

Job

1:11; 1:19; 2:5; 4:5; 5:19; 6:7; 19:21; 20:6

Psalms

32:6; 73:5; 73:14; 73:14; 88:4; 104:32; 105:15; 107:18; 144:5; 144:5

Proverbs

6:29

Ecclesiastes

8:14; 12:1

Song of Songs

2:12

Isaiah

5:8; 6:7; 6:7; 6:7; 8:8; 8:8; 16:8; 25:5; 25:12; 25:12; 30:4; 52:11; 53:4; 53:4

Jeremiah

1:9; 1:9; 4:10; 4:18; 12:14; 12:14; 48:32; 51:9

Lamentations

2:2; 4:14; 4:15

Ezekiel

7:12; 13:14; 13:14; 17:10; 17:10

Daniel

8:5; 8:7; 8:18; 9:21; 10:16; 12:12

Hosea

4:2

Amos

9:5

Jonah

3:6

Micah

1:9

Haggai

2:12

Zechariah

2:12; 14:5

H5060

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Strong's Number H5060 matches the Hebrew נָגַע (nāḡaʿ),
which occurs 150 times in 142 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 3 (Num 31:19–Psa 107:18)

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:19 - And all of you who have killed anyone or touched a dead body must stay outside the camp for seven days. You must purify yourselves and your captives on the third and seventh days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:8 - And you may not eat the pig. It has split hooves but does not chew the cud, so it is ceremonially unclean for you. You may not eat the meat of these animals or even touch their carcasses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:15 - Joshua and the Israelite army fled toward the wilderness as though they were badly beaten.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:19 - But the leaders replied, “Since we have sworn an oath in the presence of the LORD, the God of Israel, we cannot touch them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:21 - Then the angel of the LORD touched the meat and bread with the tip of the staff in his hand, and fire flamed up from the rock and consumed all he had brought. And the angel of the LORD disappeared.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:34 - There were 10,000 elite Israelite troops who advanced against Gibeah. The fighting was so heavy that Benjamin didn’t realize the impending disaster.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:41 - the men of Israel turned and attacked. At this point the men of Benjamin became terrified, because they realized disaster was close at hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:9 - See which part of the field they are harvesting, and then follow them. I have warned the young men not to treat you roughly. And when you are thirsty, help yourself to the water they have drawn from the well.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:9 - If they cross the border of our land and go to Beth-shemesh, we will know it was the LORD who brought this great disaster upon us. If they don’t, we will know it was not his hand that caused the plague. It came simply by chance.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:26 - When Saul returned to his home at Gibeah, a group of men whose hearts God had touched went with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:9 - If they say to us, ‘Stay where you are or we’ll kill you,’ then we will stop and not go up to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:8 - On the day of the attack, David said to his troops, “I hate those ‘lame’ and ‘blind’ Jebusites.[fn] Whoever attacks them should strike by going into the city through the water tunnel.[fn]” That is the origin of the saying, “The blind and the lame may not enter the house.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:10 - “If anyone objects,” the king said, “bring him to me. I can assure you he will never complain again!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:7 - One must use iron tools to chop them down;
they will be totally consumed by fire.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:27 - He placed them side by side in the inner sanctuary of the Temple. Their outspread wings reached from wall to wall, while their inner wings touched at the center of the room.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:5 - Then he lay down and slept under the broom tree. But as he was sleeping, an angel touched him and told him, “Get up and eat!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:7 - Then the angel of the LORD came again and touched him and said, “Get up and eat some more, or the journey ahead will be too much for you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:21 - Once when some Israelites were burying a man, they spied a band of these raiders. So they hastily threw the corpse into the tomb of Elisha and fled. But as soon as the body touched Elisha’s bones, the dead man revived and jumped to his feet!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:5 - The LORD struck the king with leprosy,[fn] which lasted until the day he died. He lived in isolation in a separate house. The king’s son Jotham was put in charge of the royal palace, and he governed the people of the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:22 - “Do not touch my chosen people,
and do not hurt my prophets.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:11 - The total wingspan of the two cherubim standing side by side was 30 feet. One wing of the first figure was 7½ feet[fn] long, and it touched the Temple wall. The other wing, also 7½ feet long, touched one of the wings of the second figure.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:12 - In the same way, the second figure had one wing 7½ feet long that touched the opposite wall. The other wing, also 7½ feet long, touched the wing of the first figure.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:20 - When Azariah the high priest and all the other priests saw the leprosy, they rushed him out. And the king himself was eager to get out because the LORD had struck him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:9 - But a prophet of the LORD named Oded was there in Samaria when the army of Israel returned home. He went out to meet them and said, “The LORD, the God of your ancestors, was angry with Judah and let you defeat them. But you have gone too far, killing them without mercy, and all heaven is disturbed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:1 - In early autumn,[fn] when the Israelites had settled in their towns, all the people assembled in Jerusalem with a unified purpose.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:73 - So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Temple servants, and some of the common people settled near Jerusalem. The rest of the people returned to their own towns throughout Israel. In October,[fn] when the Israelites had settled in their towns, [fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:12 - Before each young woman was taken to the king’s bed, she was given the prescribed twelve months of beauty treatments—six months with oil of myrrh, followed by six months with special perfumes and ointments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:15 - Esther was the daughter of Abihail, who was Mordecai’s uncle. (Mordecai had adopted his younger cousin Esther.) When it was Esther’s turn to go to the king, she accepted the advice of Hegai, the eunuch in charge of the harem. She asked for nothing except what he suggested, and she was admired by everyone who saw her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:3 - And as news of the king’s decree reached all the provinces, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and wailed, and many people lay in burlap and ashes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:14 - If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance and relief for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:2 - When he saw Queen Esther standing there in the inner court, he welcomed her and held out the gold scepter to her. So Esther approached and touched the end of the scepter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:14 - While they were still talking, the king’s eunuchs arrived and quickly took Haman to the banquet Esther had prepared.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:17 - In every province and city, wherever the king’s decree arrived, the Jews rejoiced and had a great celebration and declared a public festival and holiday. And many of the people of the land became Jews themselves, for they feared what the Jews might do to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:1 - So on March 7[fn] the two decrees of the king were put into effect. On that day, the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but quite the opposite happened. It was the Jews who overpowered their enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:26 - That is why this celebration is called Purim, because it is the ancient word for casting lots.
So because of Mordecai’s letter and because of what they had experienced,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:11 - But reach out and take away everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:19 - Suddenly, a powerful wind swept in from the wilderness and hit the house on all sides. The house collapsed, and all your children are dead. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:5 - But reach out and take away his health, and he will surely curse you to your face!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:5 - But now when trouble strikes, you lose heart.
You are terrified when it touches you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:19 - From six disasters he will rescue you;
even in the seventh, he will keep you from evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:7 - My appetite disappears when I look at it;
I gag at the thought of eating it!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:21 - “Have mercy on me, my friends, have mercy,
for the hand of God has struck me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:6 - Though the pride of the godless reaches to the heavens
and their heads touch the clouds,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:6 - Therefore, let all the godly pray to you while there is still time,
that they may not drown in the floodwaters of judgment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:5 - They don’t have troubles like other people;
they’re not plagued with problems like everyone else.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:14 - I get nothing but trouble all day long;
every morning brings me pain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:3 - For my life is full of troubles,
and death[fn] draws near.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:32 - The earth trembles at his glance;
the mountains smoke at his touch.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:15 - “Do not touch my chosen people,
and do not hurt my prophets.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:18 - They couldn’t stand the thought of food,
and they were knocking on death’s door.

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