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Lexicon :: Strong's H1697 - dāḇār

Aa
דָּבָר
Transliteration
dāḇār
Pronunciation
daw-baw'
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masculine noun
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TWOT Reference: 399a

Strong’s Definitions

דָּבָר dâbâr, daw-baw'; from H1696; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause:—act, advice, affair, answer, × any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, chronicles, commandment, × commune(-ication), concern(-ing), confer, counsel, dearth, decree, deed, × disease, due, duty, effect, eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, glory, harm, hurt, iniquity, judgment, language, lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, × ought, × parts, pertaining, please, portion, power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, × (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, sign, so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, song, speech, × spoken, talk, task, that, × there done, thing (concerning), thought, thus, tidings, what(-soever), wherewith, which, word, work.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1,439x

The KJV translates Strong's H1697 in the following manner: word (807x), thing (231x), matter (63x), acts (51x), chronicles (38x), saying (25x), commandment (20x), miscellaneous (204x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1,439x
The KJV translates Strong's H1697 in the following manner: word (807x), thing (231x), matter (63x), acts (51x), chronicles (38x), saying (25x), commandment (20x), miscellaneous (204x).

  1. speech, word, speaking, thing

    1. speech

    2. saying, utterance

    3. word, words

    4. business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
דָּבָר dâbâr, daw-baw'; from H1696; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause:—act, advice, affair, answer, × any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, chronicles, commandment, × commune(-ication), concern(-ing), confer, counsel, dearth, decree, deed, × disease, due, duty, effect, eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, glory, harm, hurt, iniquity, judgment, language, lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, × ought, × parts, pertaining, please, portion, power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, × (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, sign, so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, song, speech, × spoken, talk, task, that, × there done, thing (concerning), thought, thus, tidings, what(-soever), wherewith, which, word, work.
STRONGS H1697: Abbreviations
דָּבָר 1439 noun masculine speech, word — Genesis 18:14 + 446 times; construct דְּבַר Genesis 12:17 + 361 times; suffix דְּבָרִי Numbers 11:23 + (suffixes + 66 times); singular in all + 875 times; plural דְּבָרִים Exodus 4:10 + 182 times; construct דִּבְרֵי Genesis 24:30 + 253 times; suffix דְּבָרָיו Genesis 37:8 (suffixes + 127 times); plural in all + 564 times; —
I. singular speech, discourse, saying, word, as the sum of that which is spoken:
1. of men.
a. נְבוֺן דָּבָר discreet in speech 1 Samuel 16:18; שְׂפָתַיִם ד׳ speech of lips Psalm 59:13, mere talk Isaiah 36:5 (= 2 Kings 18:20) Proverbs 14:23 (compare Psalm 17:4 speech of God's lips); דָּבָר מָר bitter speech Psalm 64:4; כָּזָב ד׳ lying speech Proverbs 30:8; דְּבָֽרְךָ טוֺכ thy saying is good 1 Samuel 9:10; וּדְבַר אַבְנֵר הָיָה עִם and the speech of Abner had been with the elders of Israel 2 Samuel 3:17 (compare 1 Kings 1:7); † אמר הדבר הזה say this saying Jeremiah 23:38; Jeremiah 31:23; compare Jeremiah 13:12; Jeremiah 14:17 (of God), 1 Samuel 8:10 (דִּבְרֵי י׳).
b. word of command, (הַ)מֶּלֶךְ ד׳ 1 Chronicles 21:4, 6; Esther 1:12 + 6 times Esther; Ecclesiastes 8:4 compare 2 Chronicles 30:5; 31:5; Daniel 9:23, 25; † מַלְכוּת ד׳ royal edict Esther 1:19; כדבר עשׂה do according to the command of Genesis 44:2; Genesis 47:30; Exodus 8:9; Exodus 8:27; Exodus 12:35; Exodus 32:28 (J) Leviticus 10:7 (P) Judges 11:10; Ezra 10:5; Nehemiah 5:12, 13; compare 2 Samuel 17:6 (word of counsel), 1 Kings 3:12 (request), 1 Kings 17:13 (proposal; on these meanings see below).
c. message, report, tidings, וַיִּשְׁמַע הָעָם אֶתהַֿדָּבָר הָרָע הַזֶּה and the people heard this evil report Exodus 33:4 (JE) compare 1 Kings 20:12; אמת (היה) הדבר the report was true 1 Kings 10:6 2 Chronicles 9:5; עַד בּוֺא דָבָר מֵעִמָּכֶם until word come from you 2 Samuel 15:28; ויגע הדבר אל מלך נינוה Jonah 3:6; † הֵשִׁיב דָּבָר return or bring word, report Genesis 37:14; Numbers 13:26; Numbers 22:8 (J) Deuteronomy 1:22, 25; Joshua 14:7; Joshua 22:32 (D) 1 Kings 2:30; 1 Kings 20:9; 2 Kings 22:9, 20 (= 2 Chronicles 34:16, 28), but answer 1 Samuel 17:30; 2 Samuel 3:11; 2 Samuel 24:13 (= 1 Chronicles 21:12), 1 Kings 12:6, 9 (= 2 Chronicles 10:6, 9), 2 Chronicles 12:16; Nehemiah 2:20; Proverbs 18:13; Proverbs 27:11; Isaiah 41:28; Ezekiel 9:11 (DrSm, p, 190 explains the phrase as turn back with a word); compare דבר (לא) ענה answer something or nothing 1 Kings 18:21; 2 Kings 18:36; Psalm 119:42; Isaiah 36:21; Jeremiah 44:20 see IV. 6; דברים השׁיב return words Exodus 19:8 (E) Proverbs 24:26 see III. 1.
d. advice, counsel, בדבר בלעם by advice of Balaam Numbers 31:16 (P), compare Judges 20:7; 2 Samuel 19:44 [2 Samuel 19:43]; Esther 5:5.
e. request, אמתו of his maid, עבדו of his servant 2 Samuel 14:15, 22.
f. promise, לא יחל דברו he shall not break his word Numbers 30:3 (P), compare הקים דבר perform a promise Nehemiah 5:13, see also 2b.
g. charge, complaint, אם אמת היה הדבר הזה if this charge be true Deuteronomy 22:20; compare Deuteronomy 13:15; Deuteronomy 17:4, שׂים דבר בְּ 1 Samuel 22:15, שׂים עלילות דברים לְ Deuteronomy 22:14, 17.
h. decision, sentence, הַמִּשְׁפָּט דְּבַר the sentence of judgment Deuteronomy 17:9 compare Deuteronomy 17:10; Deuteronomy 17:11.
i. theme, story, רָחַשׁ לִבִּי דָּבָר טוֺב my heart swells with a good theme Psalm 45:2; דְּבַרגְּבוּרוֺת the story of his great might Job 41:4.
2. word of God, as a divine communication in the form of commandments, prophecy, and words of help to his people, used 394 times. This word is communicated in several ways:
a. אל ויהי דבר י׳ then the word of Yahweh came unto 1 Samuel 15:10; 2 Samuel 7:4 (compare אלהים 1 Chronicles 17:3), 1 Kings 6:11; 1 Kings 13:20; 1 Kings 16:1; 1 Kings 17:2, 8; 1 Kings 21:17, 28; 2 Chronicles 11:2 (compare האלהים 1 Kings 12:22): compare 1 Chronicles 22:8 (על by confusion), Isaiah 38:4; Jeremiah 1:4 + 20 times Jeremiah, Ezekiel 3:16 + 41 times Ezekiel; Jonah 1:1; Jonah 3:1; Haggai 2:20; Zechariah 4:8; Zechariah 6:9; Zechariah 7:4, 8; Zechariah 8:1 (without אל) Zechariah 8:18; † אל י׳ היה ד׳ Genesis 15:1; 2 Chronicles 12:7; Jeremiah 25:3 + 4 times Jeremiah; Ezekiel 1:3 + 7 times Ezekiel; Daniel 9:2; Zechariah 1:1, 7; Zechariah 7:1; † אל י׳ הנה ד׳ Genesis 15:4; 1 Kings 19:9; † היה אל י׳ ד׳ 2 Samuel 24:11; 1 Kings 16:7; 1 Kings 18:1; 2 Kings 20:4; Ezekiel 24:20; † ביד י׳ היה ד׳ Haggai 1:1; Haggai 2:1, 10; † ביד י׳ ויהי ד׳ Haggai 1:3; † אשׁר י׳ היה אל ד׳ Hosea 1:1; Joel 1:1; Micah 1:1; Zephaniah 1:1; † י׳ אליו אשׁר היה ד׳ 1 Kings 18:31; Jeremiah 1:2; † אל יר׳ י׳ אשׁר היה ד׳ Jeremiah 14:1; Jeremiah 46:1; Jeremiah 47:1; Jeremiah 49:34 (see אשׁר 6a); הדבר אשׁר היה אל Jeremiah 7:1 + 11 times Jeremiah; † י׳ את ד׳ 2 Kings 3:12; Jeremiah 23:28; Jeremiah 27:18; compare אֵלַי דָּבָר יְגֻנָּב unto me a word was brought by stealth Job 4:12, compare וְטֶרֶם יִגָּלֶה אֵלָיו דְּבַר י׳ and the word of Yahweh was not yet revealed unto him 1 Samuel 3:7. Yahweh also sends his word שׁלח Psalm 107:20; Psalm 147:18; Isaiah 9:7; Jeremiah 42:5 (compare plural Zechariah 7:12) and makes it an object of vision ראה Jeremiah 2:31; Jeremiah 38:21 (compare plural Ezekiel 11:25), חזה Isaiah 2:1; it is also commanded צוה Exodus 16:16, 32; Exodus 35:4; Leviticus 8:5; Leviticus 9:6; Leviticus 17:2; Numbers 30:2; Numbers 36:6 (P) Deuteronomy 4:2; Deuteronomy 13:1; Deuteronomy 15:15; Joshua 1:13; Joshua 4:10 (D) 1 Chronicles 16:15 (= Psalm 105:8) Nehemiah 1:8; Jeremiah 7:23, compare הדברים אשׁר צוה Exodus 35:1; Leviticus 8:36 (P) Exodus 19:7 (E) Deuteronomy 6:6.
b. Yahweh confirms his word of promise Deuteronomy 9:5; 1 Samuel 1:23 (where read דְּבָרֵךְ thy word according to Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version & Dr), 1 Kings 2:4; 1 Kings 6:12; 1 Kings 8:20; Jeremiah 29:10; Jeremiah 33:14, and his word of warning 1 Kings 12:15; Daniel 9:12; his word stands for ever Isaiah 40:8; it is settled for ever in heaven Psalm 119:89; he remembers his holy word דבר קדשׁו Psalm 105:42 (compare דִּבְרֵי קָדְשׁוֺ Jeremiah 23:9); he himself Joel 2:11, the angels Psalm 103:20, and forces of nature Psalm 148:8 עשׂה דברו do his word of command; by his word the heavens were made Psalm 33:6; it is near his people, in their mouth and heart Deuteronomy 30:14; a lamp to their feet Psalm 119:105.
II. saying, utterance, sentence, as a section of a discourse: —
1. of men,
a. דָּבָר בְּעִתּוֺ a word in due season Proverbs 15:23 compare Job 4:2; Proverbs 12:25; commonly in plural, † (הַ)שִּׁירָ(ה) דִּבְרֵי words of the song (i.e. its lines of poetry) Deuteronomy 31:30; Deuteronomy 32:44; Psalm 18:1 (= 2 Samuel 22:1) Psalm 137:3; הלל בדברי דויד to sing praises with the words of David (his psalms) 2 Chronicles 29:30; דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים sentences of the wise Proverbs 1:6; Proverbs 22:17; Ecclesiastes 9:17; Ecclesiastes 12:11; these sayings are commonly written, compare דברי האגרת words of the letterEsther 9:26; הדברים עתיקים the records are ancient 1 Chronicles 4:22; דִּבְרֵי (ה)סֵפֶר Isaiah 29:11, 18; Jeremiah 29:1.
b. title of writings: דִּבְרֵי קֹהֶלֶת Ecclesiastes 1:1, אגור ד׳ Proverbs 30:1, למואל ד׳ Proverbs 31:1, ירמיהו ד׳ Jeremiah 1:1, so Amos 1:1; Nehemiah 1:1; compare in appended phrase or clause, Jeremiah 51:64, איוב ד׳ Job 31:40.
c. in Chronicles name of a work: החזים ד׳ 2 Chronicles 33:18, 19, שׁמעיה בד׳ 2 Chronicles 12:15, יהוא בד׳ 2 Chronicles 20:34, שׁמואל על ד׳ 1 Chronicles 29:29; נתן על ד׳ 1 Chronicles 29:29; 2 Chronicles 9:29, גד על ד׳ 1 Chronicles 29:29. (It is not certain whether writings of prophets or histories about them are referred to; in the latter case they are acts, IV. 2, see DrIntr 497.)
2. of God: עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדְּבָרִים the ten words (sentences in the tables) Exodus 34:28 (JE) Deuteronomy 4:13; Deuteronomy 10:4, referred to as הדברים Exodus 34:1 (JE) Deuteronomy 4:10, 36; Deuteronomy 5:19; Deuteronomy 9:10; Deuteronomy 10:2; of commands of covenant code Exodus 24:3, 4, 8; compare Exodus 34:27 (JE); of Deuteronomic code Deuteronomy 17:19 (+ 16 times D) 2 Kings 22:11; 2 Kings 23:3-24 (compare 2 Chron 34:19-31) Jeremiah 11:2-8; Jeremiah 34:18; the law-book of Joshua Joshua 24:26 (E); of the code of Ezra Ezra 7:11; Ezra 9:4; Nehemiah 8:9, 13; the words of Yahweh written by Jeremiah Jeremiah 25:13; Jeremiah 36:4-32; Jeremiah 51:61; the words of the book of Daniel Daniel 12:4, 9; commands in general 1 Samuel 15:11; Psalm 50:17; Psalm 119:57; Psalm 119:130; Psalm 119:139; promises 2 Samuel 7:28; Nehemiah 9:8, compare 1 Chronicles 25:5; 2 Chronicles 36:16.
III. a word, words: —
1. of men: שָׂפָה אֶחָ֑ת וּדְבָרִים אֲחָדִים one lip, and one and the same words Genesis 11:1 (J); אֵין אֹמֶר וְאֵין דְּבָרִים no speech and no words Psalm 19:4; אִישׁ דְּבָרִים man of words, ready in speech, Exodus 4:10 (J); רב דברים multitude of words Job 11:2; Proverbs 10:19; Ecclesiastes 5:2; קְחוּ עִמָּכֶם דְּבָרִים take with you words Hosea 14:3; דבר(י) (ה)שׁקר lying word(s) Exodus 5:9; Exodus 23:7 (E) Proverbs 13:5; Proverbs 29:12; Isaiah 59:13; Jeremiah 7:4, 8; דִּבְרֵי רוּחַ words of wind, vain words Job 16:3; וּמַהשֶּֿׁמֶץ דָּבָר נִשְׁמַעבּֿוֺ and what a whisper of a word we hear of him! Job 26:14.
2. of God. It is difficult to determine how many of the following should come under II. 2. The plural for words of God is relatively seldom: Genesis 20:8; Exodus 19:6; Numbers 12:6; Joshua 3:9 (E) Exodus 4:28, 30; Numbers 11:24 (J) Deuteronomy 18:19; Joshua 23:14 (D) 1 Samuel 3:18; 1 Samuel 8:10; 1 Samuel 15:1; 2 Chronicles 11:4; Job 42:7; Proverbs 30:6; Isaiah 31:2; Daniel 10:11; Amos 8:11; Micah 2:7; apart from Jeremiah 3:12 + 30 times Jeremiah; Ezekiel 2:7 + 4 times Ezekiel; Zechariah 1:6 + 4 times Zechariah.
IV. matter, affair, thing about which one speaks: —
1. business, occupation: דְּבַר הַמֶּלֶךְ king's business 1 Samuel 21:9; לְכָלדְּֿבַר for every matter of 1 Chronicles 26:32; 1 Chronicles 27:1; 2 Chronicles 19:11; דְּבָרֶיךָ לְכָלֿ for all thine affairs 1 Chronicles 28:21; דבר המזבח Numbers 18:7; דָּבָר אֵיןלָֿהֶם עִם they had not dealings with Judges 18:7, 28; † דְּבַריֿוֺם בְּיוֺמוֺ the task or portion of a day in its day, daily duty or due Exodus 5:13, 19 (E) Exodus 16:4 (J) Leviticus 23:37 (P) 1 Kings 8:59; 2 Kings 25:30; 1 Chronicles 16:37; 2 Chronicles 8:13 (ביום) 2 Chronicles 8:14; 2 Chronicles 31:16; Ezra 3:4; Nehemiah 11:23; Nehemiah 12:47; Jeremiah 52:34; Daniel 1:5; † דבר שׁנה בשׁנה 1 Kings 10:25; 2 Chronicles 9:24.
2. plural acts construct דִּבְרֵי 1 Kings 11:41 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 29:29; 2 Chronicles 12:15; 16:11; † דְּבָרָיו his acts 2 Chronicles 13:22; 35:27; especially in phrases, עַלסֵֿפֶר דִּבְרֵי⬩⬩⬩הַיָּמִים וְיֶתֶר דִּבְרֵי and the rest of the acts of... in the book of the chronicles (daily record of events) of 1 Kings 14:29 + 32 times Kings; וְיֶתֶר דִּבְרֵי 2 Chronicles 13:22 + 8 times Chronicles, וְיֶתֶר דְּבָרָיו 2 Chronicles 28:26, שְׁאָר דִּבְרֵי 2 Chronicles 9:29 are referred to various sources; compare also במספר דברי הימים 1 Chronicles 27:24, בדברי דויד 1 Chronicles 23:27, עלדֿברי מלכי ישׂראל 2 Chronicles 33:18: דברים טובים good deeds 2 Chronicles 12:12; 2 Chronicles 19:3; דִּבְרֵי עֲוֺנֹת acts of iniquity Psalm 65:4 (De, Fälle von Missethaten); דִּבְרֵירָֿע evil deeds Jeremiah 5:28. It is used of God, only in כל דבריו לא יענה Job 33:13, אֹתוֺתָיו ד׳ Psalm 105:27, נִפְלְאֹתֶיךָ ד׳ Psalm 145:5.
3. matter, affair: דבר אוריה affair of Uriah 1 Kings 15:5; שׁרשׁ דבר root of the matter Job 19:28; מה היה הדבר how went the matter ? 1 Samuel 4:16; 2 Samuel 1:4 compare Ruth 3:18; סבב את פני הדבר change the face of the matter 2 Samuel 14:20; דִּבְרֵי הָאֲתֹנוֺת the matter of the asses 1 Samuel 10:2; זה דבר הרצח this is the case of the slayer Deuteronomy 19:4; לְכָלדְּֿבָרָיו 1 Kings 6:38 as to all its particulars.
4. events, things: in the phrase, † אחר הדברים האלה after these things (events in time) Genesis 15:1; Genesis 22:1; Genesis 40:1 (E) Genesis 39:7 (J) 1 Kings 17:17; 1 Kings 21:1; Ezra 7:1; Esther 2:1; Esther 3:1; † האלה אחרי הדברים Genesis 48:1; Joshua 24:29 (E) Genesis 22:20 (J) 2 Chronicles 32:1.
5. cause, case for judicial investigation: כִּייִֿהְיֶה לָהֶם דָּבָר if they have a case Exodus 18:16; compare Exodus 18:22; Exodus 22:8; בעל דברים one having a case Exodus 24:14, compare בדבר משׁפט 2 Chronicles 19:6; דְּבָרֶיךָ טוֺבִים וּנְכֹחִים pleas, good and right 2 Samuel 15:3 compare Joshua 20:4.
6. something, anything (indefinite): עשׂה דבר do a thing Genesis 22:16 + (frequent); עשׂה דברים Isaiah 42:16 + (less frequent); דבר היפלא מי׳ Genesis 18:14 compare Jeremiah 32:17, 27; דבר⬩⬩⬩לא nothing 1 Kings 5:7; 1 Kings 10:3; Isaiah 39:2; Jeremiah 42:4 + (frequent), אין דבר Exodus 5:11 (E) Numbers 20:19; 1 Samuel 20:21; לא דבר מ׳ nothing of Exodus 9:4 (J) Joshua 8:35; Joshua 11:15; Joshua 21:45; Joshua 23:14 (D); כל דבר anything Numbers 31:23; Deuteronomy 23:20 +; דבר רע Psalm 141:4 +; טוב ד׳ 1 Kings 14:13 +; דְּבַרמָֿה whatsoever Numbers 23:3 (E); עֶרְוַת דבר Deuteronomy 23:15 nakedness of a thing, i.e. unclean or unseemly thing (indecency in camp); so of a wife Deuteronomy 24:1.
7. way, manner: זֶה דְּבַר הַשְּׁמִטָּה this is the manner of the release Deuteronomy 15:2 (compare SI1); כֵּן דְּבַר הַמֶּלֶךְ so was the way of the king Esther 1:13; הזה כדבר after this manner, thus † Genesis 18:25; Genesis 32:20 [Genesis 32:19]; Genesis 44:7 (JE) 2 Samuel 15:6; Ezra 10:5; Nehemiah 5:12, 13 with (עשׂה), 1 Samuel 9:21; 2 Samuel 14:3; 2 Samuel 17:6 (דבר), 1 Samuel 17:27, 30; Isaiah 8:20 (אמר), Nehemiah 6:4, 5 (שׁלח), Nehemiah 6:4 (השׁיב) compare 1 Samuel 17:30; 2 Kings 7:19 (היה) (peculiar to D, כדבר הרע הזה such a wicked deed as this Deuteronomy 13:12; Deuteronomy 19:20, כדבר הגדול הזה Deuteronomy 4:32); כדברים האלה עשׂה thus and thus did he Genesis 39:19 (J) 1 Samuel 2:23 (but usually the plural = these words).
8. reason, cause: זֶּה דְבַרהַֿמַּס 1 Kings 9:15; זה הדבר אשׁר this is the reason why Joshua 5:4 (D) 1 Kings 11:27; so 1 Samuel 17:29 AV RV, was it not but a word ? Th Ke RVm VB Dr; ⬩⬩⬩עַל דְּבַר because of, for the sake of Genesis 20:11, 18 (E) Genesis 12:17; Genesis 43:18; Exodus 8:8 (J) Numbers 17:14 (P) Psalm 45:5; Psalm 79:9, עַל דִּבְרֵי Jeremiah 14:1; עַלדִּֿבְרֵיכֶם for your sakes Deuteronomy 4:21, עַל דְּבַר אשׁר Deuteronomy 22:24 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 23:5; 2 Samuel 13:22.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

11:1; 12:17; 12:17; 15:1; 15:1; 15:4; 18:14; 18:14; 18:25; 20:8; 20:11; 20:18; 22:1; 22:16; 22:20; 24:30; 32:19; 37:8; 37:14; 39:7; 39:19; 40:1; 43:18; 44:2; 44:7; 47:30; 48:1

Exodus

4:10; 4:10; 4:28; 4:30; 5:9; 5:11; 5:13; 5:19; 8:8; 8:9; 8:27; 9:4; 12:35; 16:4; 16:16; 16:32; 18:16; 18:22; 19:6; 19:7; 19:8; 22:8; 23:7; 24:3; 24:4; 24:8; 24:14; 32:28; 33:4; 34:1; 34:27; 34:28; 35:1; 35:4

Leviticus

8:5; 8:36; 9:6; 10:7; 17:2; 23:37

Numbers

11:23; 11:24; 12:6; 13:26; 18:7; 20:19; 22:8; 23:3; 30:2; 30:3; 31:16; 31:23; 36:6

Deuteronomy

1:22; 1:25; 4:2; 4:10; 4:13; 4:21; 4:32; 4:36; 5:19; 6:6; 9:5; 9:10; 10:2; 10:4; 13:1; 13:12; 13:15; 15:2; 15:15; 17:4; 17:9; 17:10; 17:11; 17:19; 18:19; 19:4; 19:20; 22:14; 22:17; 22:20; 22:24; 23:5; 23:15; 23:20; 24:1; 30:14; 31:30; 32:44

Joshua

1:13; 3:9; 4:10; 5:4; 8:35; 11:15; 14:7; 20:4; 21:45; 22:32; 23:14; 23:14; 24:26; 24:29

Judges

11:10; 18:7; 18:28; 20:7

Ruth

3:18

1 Samuel

1:23; 2:23; 3:7; 3:18; 4:16; 8:10; 8:10; 9:10; 9:21; 10:2; 15:1; 15:10; 15:11; 16:18; 17:27; 17:29; 17:30; 17:30; 17:30; 20:21; 21:9; 22:15

2 Samuel

1:4; 3:11; 3:17; 7:4; 7:28; 13:22; 14:3; 14:15; 14:20; 14:22; 15:3; 15:6; 15:28; 17:6; 17:6; 19:43; 22:1; 24:11; 24:13

1 Kings

1:7; 2:4; 2:30; 3:12; 5:7; 6:11; 6:12; 6:38; 8:20; 8:59; 9:15; 10:3; 10:6; 10:25; 11:27; 11:41; 12:6; 12:9; 12:15; 12:22; 13:20; 14:13; 14:29; 15:5; 16:1; 16:7; 17:2; 17:8; 17:13; 17:17; 18:1; 18:21; 18:31; 19:9; 20:9; 20:12; 21:1; 21:17; 21:28

2 Kings

3:12; 7:19; 18:20; 18:36; 20:4; 22:9; 22:11; 22:20; 23:3; 23:4; 23:5; 23:6; 23:7; 23:8; 23:9; 23:10; 23:11; 23:12; 23:13; 23:14; 23:15; 23:16; 23:17; 23:18; 23:19; 23:20; 23:21; 23:22; 23:23; 23:24; 25:30

1 Chronicles

4:22; 16:15; 16:37; 17:3; 21:4; 21:6; 21:12; 22:8; 23:27; 25:5; 26:32; 27:1; 27:24; 28:21; 29:29; 29:29; 29:29; 29:29

2 Chronicles

8:13; 8:14; 9:5; 9:24; 9:29; 9:29; 10:6; 10:9; 11:2; 11:4; 12:7; 12:12; 12:15; 12:15; 12:16; 13:22; 13:22; 16:11; 19:3; 19:6; 19:11; 20:34; 28:26; 29:30; 30:5; 31:5; 31:16; 32:1; 33:18; 33:18; 33:19; 34:16; 34:19; 34:20; 34:21; 34:22; 34:23; 34:24; 34:25; 34:26; 34:27; 34:28; 34:28; 34:29; 34:30; 34:31; 35:27; 36:16

Ezra

3:4; 7:1; 7:11; 9:4; 10:5; 10:5

Nehemiah

1:1; 1:8; 2:20; 5:12; 5:12; 5:13; 5:13; 5:13; 6:4; 6:4; 6:5; 8:9; 8:13; 9:8; 11:23; 12:47

Esther

1:12; 1:13; 1:19; 2:1; 3:1; 5:5; 9:26

Job

4:2; 4:12; 11:2; 16:3; 19:28; 26:14; 31:40; 33:13; 41:4; 42:7

Psalms

17:4; 18:1; 19:4; 33:6; 45:2; 45:5; 50:17; 59:13; 64:4; 65:4; 79:9; 103:20; 105:8; 105:27; 105:42; 107:20; 119:42; 119:57; 119:89; 119:105; 119:130; 119:139; 137:3; 141:4; 145:5; 147:18; 148:8

Proverbs

1:6; 10:19; 12:25; 13:5; 14:23; 15:23; 18:13; 22:17; 24:26; 27:11; 29:12; 30:1; 30:6; 30:8; 31:1

Ecclesiastes

1:1; 5:2; 8:4; 9:17; 12:11

Isaiah

2:1; 8:20; 9:7; 29:11; 29:18; 31:2; 36:5; 36:21; 38:4; 39:2; 40:8; 41:28; 42:16; 59:13

Jeremiah

1:1; 1:2; 1:4; 2:31; 3:12; 5:28; 7:1; 7:4; 7:8; 7:23; 11:2; 11:3; 11:4; 11:5; 11:6; 11:7; 11:8; 13:12; 14:1; 14:1; 14:17; 23:9; 23:28; 23:38; 25:3; 25:13; 27:18; 29:1; 29:10; 31:23; 32:17; 32:27; 33:14; 34:18; 36:4; 36:5; 36:6; 36:7; 36:8; 36:9; 36:10; 36:11; 36:12; 36:13; 36:14; 36:15; 36:16; 36:17; 36:18; 36:19; 36:20; 36:21; 36:22; 36:23; 36:24; 36:25; 36:26; 36:27; 36:28; 36:29; 36:30; 36:31; 36:32; 38:21; 42:4; 42:5; 44:20; 46:1; 47:1; 49:34; 51:61; 51:64; 52:34

Ezekiel

1:3; 2:7; 3:16; 9:11; 11:25; 24:20

Daniel

1:5; 9:2; 9:12; 9:23; 9:25; 10:11; 12:4; 12:9

Hosea

1:1; 14:3

Joel

1:1; 2:11

Amos

1:1; 8:11

Jonah

1:1; 3:1; 3:6

Micah

1:1; 2:7

Zephaniah

1:1

Haggai

1:1; 1:3; 2:1; 2:10; 2:20

Zechariah

1:1; 1:6; 1:7; 4:8; 6:9; 7:1; 7:4; 7:8; 7:12; 8:1; 8:18

H1697

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Strong's Number H1697 matches the Hebrew דָּבָר (dāḇār),
which occurs 1,455 times in 1,290 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 26 (Gen 11:1–Gen 44:2)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:1 - Now the whole H3605 earth H776 [fn]used H1961 the same H259 language H8193 and [fn]the same H259 words. H1697

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:17 - But the LORD H3068 struck H5060 Pharaoh H6547 and his house H1004 with great H1419 plagues H5061 because H5921 H1697 of Sarai, H8297 Abram’s H87 wife. H802

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:1 - After H310 these H428 things H1697 the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 came H1961 to Abram H87 in a vision, H4236 saying, H559
“Do not fear, H3372 Abram, H87
I am a shield H4043 to you;
[fn]Your reward H7939 shall be very H3966 great.” H7235

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:4 - Then behold, H2009 the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 came to him, saying, H559 “This H2088 man will not be your heir; H3423 but one who H834 will come H3318 forth H3318 from your own [fn]body, H4578 he shall be your heir.” H3423

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:14 - “Is anything H1697 too H4480 [fn]difficult H6381 for the LORD? H3068 At the appointed H4150 time H4150 I will return H7725 to you, [fn]at this H2416 time H6256 next H2416 year, H2416 and Sarah H8283 will have a son.” H1121

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:25 - “Far H2486 be it from You to do H6213 [fn]such H2088 a thing, H1697 to slay H4191 the righteous H6662 with the wicked, H7563 so that the righteous H6662 and the wicked H7563 are treated alike. Far H2486 be it from You! Shall not the Judge H8199 of all H3605 the earth H776 [fn]deal H6213 justly?” H4941

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:8 - “Now H4994 behold, H2009 I have two H8147 daughters H1323 who H834 have not [fn]had H3045 relations H3045 with man; H376 please H4994 let me bring H3318 them out to you, and do H6213 to them [fn]whatever H2896 H5869 you like; H2896 H5869 only H7534 do H6213 nothing H408 H1697 to these H411 men, H376 inasmuch H3588 H5921 H3651 as they have come H935 under the [fn]shelter H6738 of my roof.” H6982

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:21 - He said H559 to him, “Behold, H2009 I grant H5375 you this H2088 [fn]request H1697 also, H1571 not to overthrow H2015 the town H5892 of which H834 you have spoken. H1696

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:22 - “Hurry, H4116 escape H4422 there, H8033 for I cannot H3201 H3808 do H6213 anything H1697 until H5704 you arrive H935 there.” H8033 Therefore H5921 H3651 the name H8034 of the town H5892 was called H7121 [fn]Zoar. H6820

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:8 - So Abimelech H40 arose H7925 early H7925 in the morning H1242 and called H7121 all H3605 his servants H5650 and told H1696 all H3605 these H428 things H1697 in their hearing; H241 and the men H376 were greatly H3966 frightened. H3372

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:10 - And Abimelech H40 said H559 to Abraham, H85 “What H4100 have you [fn]encountered, H7200 that you have done H6213 this H2088 thing?” H1697

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:11 - Abraham H85 said, H559 “Because H3588 I thought, H559 surely H7534 there H369 is no H369 fear H3374 of God H430 in this H2088 place, H4725 and they will kill H2026 me because H5921 H1697 of my wife. H802

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:18 - For the LORD H3068 had closed H6113 fast H6113 all H3605 the wombs H7358 of the household H1004 of Abimelech H40 because H5921 H1697 of Sarah, H8283 Abraham’s H85 wife. H802

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:11 - The matter H1697 [fn]distressed H7489 Abraham H85 greatly H3966 because H5921 H182 of his son. H1121

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:26 - And Abimelech H40 said, H559 “I do not know H3045 who H4310 has done H6213 this H2088 thing; H1697 you did not tell H5046 me, nor H571 H3808 did I hear H8085 of it [fn]until H1115 today.” H3117

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:1 - Now it came H1961 about after H310 these H428 things, H1697 that God H430 tested H5254 Abraham, H85 and said H559 to him, “Abraham!” H85 And he said, H559 “Here H2009 I am.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:16 - and said, H559 “By Myself I have sworn, H7650 declares H5002 the LORD, H3068 because H3588 H3282 you have done H6213 this H2088 thing H1697 and have not withheld H2820 your son, H1121 your only H3173 son,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:20 - Now it came H1961 about after H310 these H428 things, H1697 that it was told H5046 Abraham, H85 saying, H559 “Behold, H2009 Milcah H4435 [fn]also H1571 has borne H3205 children H1121 to your brother H251 Nahor: H5152

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:9 - So the servant H5650 placed H7760 his hand H3027 under H8478 the thigh H3409 of Abraham H85 his master, H113 and swore H7650 to him concerning H5921 this H2088 matter. H1697

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:28 - Then the girl H5291 ran H7323 and told H5046 her mother’s H517 household H1004 about these H428 things. H1697

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:30 - When he saw H7200 the ring H5141 and the bracelets H6781 on his sister’s H269 [fn]wrists, H3027 and when he heard H8085 the words H1697 of Rebekah H7259 his sister, H269 saying, H559 “[fn]This H3541 is what H3541 the man H376 said H1696 to me,” he went H935 to the man; H376 and behold, H2009 he was standing H5975 by the camels H1581 at the spring. H5869

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:33 - But when food was set H7760 before H6440 him to eat, H398 he said, H559 “I will not eat H398 until H5704 H518 I have told H1696 my business.” H1697 And he said, H559 “Speak H1696 on.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:50

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:50 - Then Laban H3837 and Bethuel H1328 replied, H6030 “The matter H1697 comes H3318 from the LORD; H3068 so we cannot H3201 H3808 speak H1696 to you bad H7451 or H176 good. H2896

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:52

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:52 - When H834 Abraham’s H85 servant H5650 heard H8085 their words, H1697 he bowed H7812 himself to the ground H776 [fn]before the LORD. H3068

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:66

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:66 - The servant H5650 told H5608 Isaac H3327 all H3605 the things H1697 that he had done. H6213

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:34 - When Esau H6215 heard H8085 the words H1697 of his father, H1 he cried H6817 out with an exceedingly H3966 great H1419 and bitter H4751 cry, H6818 and said H559 to his father, H1 “Bless H1288 me, even me also, H1571 O my father!” H1

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:42

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:42 - Now when the words H1697 of her elder H1419 son H1121 Esau H6215 were reported H5046 to Rebekah, H7259 she sent H7971 and called H7121 her younger H6996 son H1121 Jacob, H3290 and said H559 to him, “Behold H2009 your brother H251 Esau H6215 is consoling H5162 himself concerning you by planning to kill H2026 you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:13 - So when Laban H3837 heard H8085 the news H8088 of Jacob H3290 his sister’s H269 son, H1121 he ran H7323 to meet H7122 him, and embraced H2263 him and kissed H5401 him and brought H935 him to his house. H1004 Then he related H5608 to Laban H3837 all H3605 these H428 things. H1697

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:31 - So he said, H559 “What H4100 shall I give H5414 you?” And Jacob H3290 said, H559 “You shall not give H5414 me anything. H3972 If H518 you will do H6213 this H2088 one thing H1697 for me, I will again H7725 pasture H7462 and keep H8104 your flock: H6629

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:34 - Laban H3837 said, H559 “[fn]Good, H2005 let it be according to your word.” H1697

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:1 - Now [fn]Jacob heard H8085 the words H1697 of Laban’s H3837 sons, H1121 saying, H559 “Jacob H3290 has taken H3947 away all H3605 that was our father’s, H1 and from what H834 belonged to our father H1 he has made H6213 all H3605 this H2088 [fn]wealth.” H3519

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:19 - Then he commanded H6680 also H1571 the second H8145 and the third, H7992 and all H3605 those who followed H1980 H310 the droves, H5739 saying, H559 “After this H2088 manner H1697 you shall speak H1696 to Esau H6215 when you find H4672 him;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:14 - They said H559 to them, “We cannot H3201 H3808 do H6213 this H2088 thing, H1697 to give H5414 our sister H269 to one H376 who H834 is uncircumcised, H6190 for that would be a disgrace H2781 to us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:18 - Now their words H1697 seemed H3190 [fn]reasonable H3190 to Hamor H2544 and Shechem, H7927 Hamor’s H2544 son. H1121

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:19 - The young H5288 man H5288 did not delay H309 to do H6213 the thing, H1697 because H3588 he was delighted H2654 with Jacob’s H3290 daughter. H1323 Now he was more H4480 respected H3513 than H4480 all H3605 the household H1004 of his father. H1

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:8 - Then his brothers H251 said H559 to him, “Are you actually H4427 going to reign H4427 over H5921 us? Or H518 are you really H4910 going to rule H4910 over us?” So they hated H8130 him even H5750 more H3254 H5750 for his dreams H2472 and for his words. H1697

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:11 - His brothers H251 were jealous H7065 of him, but his father H1 kept H8104 the saying H1697 in mind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:14 - Then he said H559 to him, “Go H1980 now H4994 and see H7200 about the welfare H7965 of your brothers H251 and the welfare H7965 of the flock, H6629 and bring H7725 word H1697 back H7725 to me.” So he sent H7971 him from the valley H6010 of Hebron, H2275 and he came H935 to Shechem. H7927

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:7 - It came H1961 about after H310 these H428 events H1697 that his master’s H113 wife H802 [fn]looked H5375 H5869 with desire H5375 at Joseph, H3130 and she said, H559 “Lie H7901 with me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:17 - Then she spoke H1696 to him [fn]with these H428 words, H1697 “[fn]The Hebrew H5680 slave, H5650 whom H834 you brought H935 to us, came H935 in to me to make H6711 sport H6711 of me;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:19 - Now when his master H113 heard H8085 the words H1697 of his wife, H802 which H834 she spoke H1696 to him, saying, H559 “[fn]This H1697 H428 is what H1697 your slave H5650 did H6213 to me,” his anger H639 burned. H2734

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:1 - Then it came H1961 about after H310 these H428 things, H1697 the cupbearer H4945 and the baker H644 for the king H4428 of Egypt H4714 offended H2398 their lord, H113 the king H4428 of Egypt. H4714

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:28 - “[fn]It is as I have spoken H1696 to Pharaoh: H6547 God H430 has shown H7200 to Pharaoh H6547 what H834 He is about to do. H6213

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:32 - “Now as for the repeating H8138 of the dream H2472 to Pharaoh H6547 twice, H6471 it means that the matter H1697 is determined H3559 by God, H430 and God H430 will quickly H4116 bring H6213 it about. H6213

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:37

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:37 - Now the [fn]proposal H1697 seemed H3190 good H3190 [fn]to Pharaoh H6547 and [fn]to all H3605 his servants. H5650

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:16 - “Send H7971 one H259 of you that he may get H3947 your brother, H251 while you remain confined, H631 that your words H1697 may be tested, H974 whether there is truth H571 in you. But if H518 not, by the life H2416 of Pharaoh, H6547 surely H3588 you are spies.” H7270

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:20 - and bring H935 your youngest H6996 brother H251 to me, so your words H1697 may be verified, H539 and you will not die.” H4191 And they did H6213 so. H3651

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:7 - But they said, H559 “The man H376 questioned H7592 particularly H7592 about us and our relatives, H4138 saying, H559 ‘Is your father H1 still H5750 alive? H2416 Have H3426 you another brother?’ H251 So we [fn]answered H5046 his questions. H1697 Could we possibly H3045 know H3045 that he would say, H559 ‘Bring H3381 your brother H251 down’?” H3381

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:18 - Now the men H376 were afraid, H3372 because H3588 they were brought H935 to Joseph’s H3130 house; H1004 and they said, H559 “It is because H5921 H1697 of the money H3701 that was returned H7725 in our sacks H572 the first H8462 time H8462 that we are being brought H935 in, that he may [fn]seek H1556 occasion H1556 against H5921 us and fall H5307 upon us, and take H3947 us for slaves H5650 with our donkeys.” H2543

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:2 - “Put H7760 my cup, H1375 the silver H3701 cup, H1375 in the mouth H6310 of the sack H572 of the youngest, H6996 and his money H3701 for the grain.” H7668 And he did H6213 [fn]as Joseph H3130 had told H1696 him.

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