Lexicon :: Strong's H4910 - māšal

to rule the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.

He said to the woman:

I will intensify your labor pains;

you will bear children with painful effort.

Your desire will be for your husband,

yet he will rule over you.

“If you do what is right, won’t you be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it.”

Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his household who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh,

“Are you really going to reign over us? ” his brothers asked him. “Are you really going to rule us? ” So they hated him even more because of his dream and what he had said.

“Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

They said, “Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt! ” Jacob was stunned,[fn] for he did not believe them.

“If she is displeasing to her master, who chose her for himself, then he must let her be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners because he has acted treacherously toward her.

“When the LORD your God blesses you as he has promised you, you will lend to many nations but not borrow; you will rule many nations, but they will not rule you.

King Sihon of the Amorites lived in Heshbon. He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon River, along the middle of the valley, and half of Gilead up to the Jabbok River (the border of the Ammonites),

He ruled over Mount Hermon, Salecah, all Bashan up to the Geshurite and Maacathite border, and half of Gilead to the border of King Sihon of Heshbon.

Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us, you as well as your sons and your grandsons, for you delivered us from the power of Midian.”

“Please speak in the hearing of all the citizens of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you or that one man rule over you? ’ Remember that I am your own flesh and blood.”[fn]

Now his father and mother did not know this was from the LORD, who wanted the Philistines to provide an opportunity for a confrontation.[fn] At that time, the Philistines were ruling Israel.

Then three thousand men of Judah went to the cave at the rock of Etam, and they asked Samson, “Don’t you realize that the Philistines rule us? What have you done to us? ”

“I have done to them what they did to me,” he answered.[fn]

The God of Israel spoke;

the Rock of Israel said to me,

“The one who rules the people with justice,

who rules in the fear of God,

Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines and as far as the border of Egypt. They offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

Riches and honor come from you, and you are the ruler of everything. Power and might are in your hand, and it is in your hand to make great and to give strength to all.

I will establish your royal throne, as I promised your father David: You will never fail to have a man ruling in Israel.

He ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines and as far as the border of Egypt.

He said:

LORD, God of our ancestors, are you not the God who is in heaven, and do you not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in your hand, and no one can stand against you.

Then he took with him the commanders of hundreds, the nobles, the governors of the people, and all the people of the land and brought the king down from the LORD’s temple. They entered the king’s palace through the Upper Gate and seated the king on the throne of the kingdom.

Its abundant harvest goes to the kings

you have set over us,

because of our sins.

They rule over our bodies

and our livestock as they please.

We are in great distress.

Dominion and dread belong to him,

the one who establishes harmony in his heights.

You made him ruler over the works of your hands;

you put everything under his feet:

Moreover, keep your servant from willful sins;

do not let them rule me.

Then I will be blameless

and cleansed from blatant rebellion.

for kingship belongs to the LORD;

he rules the nations.

Consume them in fury;

consume them until they are gone.

Then people will know throughout[fn] the earth

that God rules over Jacob.Selah

He rules forever by his might;

he keeps his eye on the nations.

The rebellious should not exalt themselves.Selah

You rule the raging sea;

when its waves surge, you still them.

The LORD has established his throne in heaven,

and his kingdom rules over all.

The king sent for him and released him;

the ruler of peoples set him free.

He handed them over to the nations;

those who hated them ruled over them.

Without leader, administrator, or ruler,

The diligent hand will rule,

but laziness will lead to forced labor.

Patience is better than power,

and controlling one’s emotions,[fn] than capturing a city.

A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son

and share an inheritance among brothers.

Luxury is not appropriate for a fool ​— ​

how much less for a slave to rule over princes!

The rich rule over the poor,

and the borrower is a slave to the lender.

When you sit down to dine with a ruler,

consider carefully what[fn] is before you,

A wicked ruler over a helpless people

is like a roaring lion or a charging bear.

When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice,

but when the wicked rule, people groan.

If a ruler listens to lies,

all his officials will be wicked.

Many desire a ruler’s favor,

but a person receives justice from the LORD.

The calm words of the wise are heeded

more than the shouts of a ruler over fools.

If the ruler’s anger rises against you, don’t leave your post,

for calmness puts great offenses to rest.

“I will make youths their leaders,

and unstable rulers[fn] will govern them.”

Youths oppress my people,

and women rule over them.

My people, your leaders mislead you;

they confuse the direction of your paths.