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Genesis, chapter 22

17: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

seed

descendants

Genesis, chapter 24

60: And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.

possess the gate

capture the city

Genesis, chapter 27

41: And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

said in his heart

thought to himself

Genesis, chapter 31

35: And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.

the custom of women

menstruation

Genesis, chapter 40

13: Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.

lift up thine head

restore you to honor

Exodus, chapter 1

5: And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.

came out of the loins

descendants

Exodus, chapter 3

8: And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

flowing with milk and honey

fertile, productive

Exodus, chapter 3

19: And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.

a mighty hand

a strong force

Exodus, chapter 13

2: Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.

openeth the womb

is born

Exodus, chapter 15

25: And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,

the waters were made sweet

water was made fit to drink

Exodus, chapter 32

19: And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.

anger waxed hot

became very angry, his anger increased, he became incensed with anger

Exodus, chapter 34

6: And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

longsuffering

patient, slow to get angry

Leviticus, chapter 20

18: And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.

her sickness

her period

Leviticus, chapter 22

6: The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water.

soul

person

Deuteronomy, chapter 5

6: I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

house of bondage

(land of) slavery

Deuteronomy, chapter 8

14: Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;

thine heart be lifted up

you become overwhelmed with pride 

Deuteronomy, chapter 15

7: If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:

shut thine hand

selfishly keep

Deuteronomy, chapter 20

8: And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren's heart faint as well as his heart.

heart faint

lose courage

Deuteronomy, chapter 21

17: But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.

the beginning of his strength

his first child

Deuteronomy, chapter 23

13: And thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon; and it shall be, when thou wilt ease thyself abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh from thee:

ease thyself abroad

defecate outside / along the way / 'en route'

Deuteronomy, chapter 23

13: And thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon; and it shall be, when thou wilt ease thyself abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh from thee:

that which cometh from thee

excrement

Deuteronomy, chapter 28

28: The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:

astonishment of heart

blankness of mind,

Joshua, chapter 10

6: And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.

slack not thy hand

do not let go, do not abandon

Judges, chapter 3

28: And he said unto them, Follow after me: for the LORD hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over.

delivered your enemies into your hand

defeated your enemies for you

Judges, chapter 13

5: For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no rasor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.

from the womb

from birth

1 Samuel, chapter 10

9: And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.

gave him another heart

changed his attitude

1 Samuel, chapter 24

3: And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.

cover his feet

relieve himself

1 Samuel, chapter 25

22: So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.

any that pisseth against the wall

any male, any men 

2 Samuel, chapter 1

12: And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.

the house of Israel

the nation of Israel

2 Samuel, chapter 18

25: And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.

there is tidings in his mouth

he brings good news

1 Kings, chapter 2

10: So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

slept with his fathers

died

2 Kings, chapter 2

7: And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.

fifty men of the sons of the prophets

a group of 50 prophets

2 Kings, chapter 4

29: Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.

gird up thy loins

get ready

2 Kings, chapter 19

26: Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.

of small power

weak, of little strength

2 Chronicles, chapter 25

17: Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us see one another in the face.

see one another in the face

meet each other in battle

2 Chronicles, chapter 36

13: And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the LORD God of Israel.

stiffened his neck

became stubborn

Esther, chapter 1

Sorry, Dani'el… I cannot make sense of verse 7. Where is that "hand"? 7: And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king.

Open hand

generosity

Esther, chapter 1

14: And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king's face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;)

saw the king's face

had access to him

Esther, chapter 2

21: In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.

lay hand on the king

assassinate

Esther, chapter 6

10: Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou has spoken.

let nothing fail

neglect

Book of Job, chapter 1

12: And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.

put not forth thine hand

do not harm

Book of Job, chapter 20

20: Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.

feel quietness in his belly

greedy

Book of Job, chapter 23

16: For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:

my heart soft

me fearful

Book of Job, chapter 31

10: Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.

bow down upon

have sex with

Book of Job, chapter 33

16: Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,

openeth the ears

informs, reveals

Book of Job, chapter 35

8: Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.

the son of man

other humans

Psalms, chapter 3

7: Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.

broken the teeth

make powerless

Psalms, chapter 4

1: Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

hast enlarged me

set free

Psalms, chapter 5

9: For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

their throat is an open sepulchre

they speak deceitfully

Psalms, chapter 6

7: Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.

eye is consumed

vision is blurred

Psalms, chapter 7

3: O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;

iniquity in my hands

guilty

Psalms, chapter 7

9: Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.

the hearts and reins

thoughts and emotions

Psalms, chapter 10

5: His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.

puffeth

scoffs

Psalms, chapter 11

6: Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

the portion of their cup

their destiny

Psalms, chapter 12

2: They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

double heart

duplicity

Psalms, chapter 17

8: Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

apple of the eye

pupil

Psalms, chapter 24

4: He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

clean hands

pure actions

Psalms, chapter 25

1: Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.

lift up my soul

pray

Psalms, chapter 27

8: When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

seek ye my face

seek me

Psalms, chapter 33

18: Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

the eye of YHWH is upon

YHWH watches over

Psalms, chapter 41

9: Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.

lifted up his heel against

turned against

Psalms, chapter 73

9: They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.

tongue walketh through the earth

arrogantly order everyone

Psalms, chapter 75

5: Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.

Lift not up your horn on high

Do not defy Elohim

Psalms, chapter 89

13: Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.

right hand

might

Psalms, chapter 89

22: The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him

son of wickedness

wicked person

Psalms, chapter 90

12: So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom

number our days

use our time wisely

Psalms, chapter 94

9: He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?

planted

created

Psalms, chapter 102

2: Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily.

hide thy face from

refuse to answer

Psalms, chapter 121

1: I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

lift up eyes

look up toward

Psalms, chapter 124

3: Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:

swallowed us up

killed

Proverbs, chapter 17

22: A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

drieth the bones

drains strength

Proverbs, chapter 18

20: A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

fruit of his mouth

his words

Proverbs, chapter 24

20: For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

the candle shall be put out

will die

Canticles, chapter 2

4: He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.

his banner over me was love

he loved me very much

Canticles, chapter 2

17: Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.

until the day break

until dawn

Canticles, chapter 4