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Lexicon :: Strong's H241 - 'ōzen

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אֹזֶן
Transliteration
'ōzen
Pronunciation
o'-zen
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 57a

Strong’s Definitions

אֹזֶן ʼôzen, o'-zen; from H238; broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man):— advertise, audience, displease, ear, hearing, show.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 187x

The KJV translates Strong's H241 in the following manner: ear(s) (163x), audience (7x), hearing (5x), show (with H1540) (6x), advertise (with H1540) (1x), displeased the LORD (1x), hear (1x), hear (with H8088) (1x), reveal (with H1540) (1x), tell (with H1540) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 187x
The KJV translates Strong's H241 in the following manner: ear(s) (163x), audience (7x), hearing (5x), show (with H1540) (6x), advertise (with H1540) (1x), displeased the LORD (1x), hear (1x), hear (with H8088) (1x), reveal (with H1540) (1x), tell (with H1540) (1x).

  1. ear, as part of the body

  2. ear, as organ of hearing

  3. (subjective) to uncover the ear to reveal; the receiver of divine revelation

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֹזֶן ʼôzen, o'-zen; from H238; broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man):— advertise, audience, displease, ear, hearing, show.
STRONGS H241: Abbreviations
אֹ֫זֶן 188 noun feminine: Exodus 29:20 ear (Arabic أُذْن, Aramaic axnDAe  , אוּדְנָא, Assyrian uznu, Ethiopic እዝን፡) — absolute 2 Samuel 22:45 +; construct Exodus 29:20 +; suffix אָזְנִי 1 Samuel 20:2 +, etc.; dual אָזְנַיִם (נָ֑יִם) Deuteronomy 29:3 +; construct אָזְנֵי Genesis 23:10 +; suffix אָזְנַי (־נָ֑י) Numbers 14:28 +; (never with article). —
1. ear, as part of body; of human being, as bearing earring Genesis 35:4; Exodus 32:2,3(all J E) Ezekiel 16:12; pierced by a master Exodus 21:6 (E) Deuteronomy 15:17; touched with blood in consecration (תְּנוּךְ א׳ tip of ear) Leviticus 8:23,24; Leviticus 14:14,17,25,28; cut off by enemy Ezekiel 23:25 (of אָהֳלִיבָה which see); ear of dog Proverbs 26:17 מַחֲזִיק בְּאָזְנֵי־כָּ֑לֶב; of sheep Amos 3:12 (fragment rescued from lion).
2. especially as organ of hearing,
a. of man Deuteronomy 29:3; 2 Samuel 22:45 = Psalm 18:45; Job 42:5; Isaiah 30:21; implanted (נטע) by י׳ Psalm 94:9; of idols (do not hear) Psalm 115:6; Psalm 135:17; שָׁמַע בא׳ 2 Samuel 7:22 8 times; especially בְּא׳ after verb of saying = in the ears, in the hearing of Genesis 20:8 (E) Genesis 23:10,13,16 (P) Genesis 44:18; Genesis 50:4 (J) Deuteronomy 5:1; Deuteronomy 31:11,28,30 44 times; compare Isaiah 5:9 (verb omitted); after noun of utterance, sound 1 Samuel 15:14; Job 13:17; Job 15:21; compare א׳ after verbal noun Ezekiel 24:26 (לְהַשְׁמָעוּת א׳) compare Isaiah 11:3; הִטָּה א׳ incline the ear = give attention Psalm 45:11; Proverbs 22:17 9 times; followed by ל Psalm 49:5 4 times; so הִקְשִׁיב א׳ Isaiah 32:3; Proverbs 2:2 (followed by ל); ל׳ הֵבִיא א׳ Proverbs 23:2; as receiving words תָּקַּח א׳ Job 4:12 compare Jeremiah 9:19; as tingling (צלל) at dreadful news 1 Samuel 3:11; 2 Kings 21:12; Jeremiah 19:3; as hearing with satisfaction, triumph Psalm 92:12 תִּשְׁמַעְנָה אָזְנָי֑ (|| וַתַּבֵּט עֵינִי בְּ׳ but Che strike out; as intelligent (involving mental process) וַתָּבֶן לָהּ שָֽׁמְעָה א׳ Job 13:1; מִלִּין תִּבְחָ֑ן א׳ Job 12:11; compare Job 34:3; as unsatisfied Ecclesiastes 1:8 מִשְּׁמֹעַ לֹא תִמָּלֵא א׳; as seeking (בקשׁ) know-ledge Proverbs 18:15; as hearing & blessing Job 29:11; compare שֹׁמַעַת א׳ Proverbs 20:12; Proverbs 25:12 a hearing (responsive, obedient) ear; compare Proverbs 15:31; Isaiah 43:8; opposed to stopping the ears (wilful ignorance) מִן־ אֹטֵם א׳ Proverbs 21:13 cf Isaiah 33:15; also of adder in simile of wicked Psalm 58:5 כְּמוֺ פֶתֶן חֵרֵשׁ יַאְטֵם אָזְנוֺ; מִן־ מֵסִיר א׳ Proverbs 28:9 so עֲרֵלָה א׳ their ear is uncircumcised Jeremiah 6:10; הִכְּבִּיד א׳ Zechariah 7:11 compare Isaiah 48:8; Jeremiah 5:21; Ezekiel 12:2; compare also Isaiah 42:20.
b. of Yahweh, י׳ בְּא׳ after verb of utterance Numbers 11:18 (J) Numbers 14:28 (P) 1 Samuel 8:21; Ezekiel 8:18; after עָלָה 2 Kings 19:28 = Isaiah 37:29; after בּוֺא Psalm 18:7 compare 2 Samuel 22:7 where verb omitted; so also (after noun without verb) Numbers 11:1 (J) י׳ בְּא׳ 1 Chronicles 28:8 nearly = in presence of; incline the ear הִטָּה א׳ 2 Kings 19:16 = Isaiah 37:17; Daniel 9:18; Psalm 86:1; followed by לְ Psalm 17:6; Psalm 88:3; Psalm 116:2; followed by אֶל־ Psalm 31:3; Psalm 71:2; Psalm 102:3; הִקְשִׁיב א׳ Psalm 10:17; קַשֻּׁבוֺת לְ א׳ 2 Chronicles 6:40; 7:15; compare Psalm 130:2; id. followed by אֶל־ Nehemiah 1:6,11; verb omitted אֶל־ א׳ Psalm 34:16; compare Isaiah 59:1 לֹא כָֽבְדָה א׳; Lamentations 3:56 ל׳ אַל־תַּעְלֵם א׳.
†3. גָּלָה א׳ open ears of, reveal to, subject man 1 Samuel 20:2,12,13; 1 Samuel 22:8 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 22:17; Ruth 4:4; subject י׳ 1 Samuel 9:15; 2 Samuel 7:27; 1 Chronicles 17:25; לְמוּסָר א׳ גּ׳ Job 36:10, compare Job 36:15; כָּרָה א׳ Psalm 40:7; לִשְׁמֹעַ יָעִירלִי א׳ Isaiah 50:4; א׳ פָּתַח־לִי Isaiah 50:5; compare תִּפָּתַחְנָה חֵרְשִׁים וְא׳ Isaiah 35:5 opposed to judicial deafness Micah 7:16; Isaiah 6:10.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

20:8; 23:10; 23:10; 23:13; 23:16; 35:4; 44:18; 50:4

Exodus

21:6; 29:20; 29:20; 32:2; 32:3

Leviticus

8:23; 8:24; 14:14; 14:17; 14:25; 14:28

Numbers

11:1; 11:18; 14:28; 14:28

Deuteronomy

5:1; 15:17; 29:3; 29:3; 31:11; 31:28; 31:30

Ruth

4:4

1 Samuel

3:11; 8:21; 9:15; 15:14; 20:2; 20:2; 20:12; 20:13; 22:8; 22:17

2 Samuel

7:22; 7:27; 22:7; 22:45; 22:45

2 Kings

19:16; 19:28; 21:12

1 Chronicles

17:25; 28:8

2 Chronicles

6:40; 7:15

Nehemiah

1:6; 1:11

Job

4:12; 12:11; 13:1; 13:17; 15:21; 29:11; 34:3; 36:10; 36:15; 42:5

Psalms

10:17; 17:6; 18:7; 18:45; 31:3; 34:16; 40:7; 45:11; 49:5; 58:5; 71:2; 86:1; 88:3; 92:12; 94:9; 102:3; 115:6; 116:2; 130:2; 135:17

Proverbs

2:2; 15:31; 18:15; 20:12; 21:13; 22:17; 23:2; 25:12; 26:17; 28:9

Ecclesiastes

1:8

Isaiah

5:9; 6:10; 11:3; 30:21; 32:3; 33:15; 35:5; 37:17; 37:29; 42:20; 43:8; 48:8; 50:4; 50:5; 59:1

Jeremiah

5:21; 6:10; 9:19; 19:3

Lamentations

3:56

Ezekiel

8:18; 12:2; 16:12; 23:25; 24:26

Daniel

9:18

Amos

3:12

Micah

7:16

Zechariah

7:11

H241

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Strong's Number H241 matches the Hebrew אֹזֶן ('ōzen),
which occurs 188 times in 179 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 4 (Gen 20:8–2Sa 3:19)

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So Abimelech got up early in the morning and called all his servants and told them all these things; and the men were terrified.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:10 - Now Ephron was present there among the sons of Heth; so within the hearing of all the sons of Heth and all who were entering the gate of his city, Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:13 - He said to Ephron in the presence of the people of the land, “If you will only please listen to me and accept my offer. I will give you the price of the field; accept it from me and I will bury my dead there.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:16 - So Abraham listened to Ephron [and agreed to his terms]; and he weighed out for Ephron the [amount of] silver which he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the weights current among the merchants.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:4 - So they gave Jacob all the [idols and images of the] foreign gods they had and the rings which were in their ears [worn as charms against evil], and Jacob buried them under the [fn]oak tree near Shechem.

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Then Judah approached him, and said, “O my lord, please let your servant say a word to you in private, and do not let your anger blaze against your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh [so I speak as if directly to him].

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When the days of weeping and public mourning for him were past, Joseph spoke to [the nobles of] the house of Pharaoh, saying, “If now I have found favor in your sight, please speak to Pharaoh, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:2 - and that you may recount and explain in the hearing of your son, and your grandson, what I have done [repeatedly] to make a mockery of the Egyptians—My signs [of divine power] which I have done among them—so that you may know [without any doubt] and recognize [clearly] that I am the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 11:2 - “Speak so that all of the people [of Israel] may hear, and tell every man to ask from his neighbor, and every woman to ask from her neighbor, articles of silver, and articles of gold.”

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Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this in the book as a memorial and [fn]recite it to Joshua, that I will utterly wipe out the memory of Amalek [and his people] from under heaven.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:6 - then his master shall bring him to God [that is, to the judges who act in God’s name], then he shall bring him to the door or doorpost. And his master shall pierce his ear with an awl (strong needle); and he shall serve him for life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:7 - Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it aloud to the people; and they said, “Everything that the LORD has said we will do, and we will be obedient.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:20 - “Then you shall kill the ram, and take some of its blood and put it on the tip of the right ears of Aaron and his sons and on the thumbs of their right hands and on the big toes of their right feet, and sprinkle the [rest of the] blood around on the altar [of burnt offering].

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:2 - So Aaron replied to them, “Take off the gold rings that are in the ears of your wives, your sons and daughters, and bring them to me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:3 - So all the people took off the gold rings that were in their ears and brought them to Aaron.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:23 - Moses killed it and took some of its blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron’s right ear, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:24 - He also brought Aaron’s sons forward and put some of the blood on the lobes of their right ears, and the thumbs of their right hands, and the big toes of their right feet; and Moses sprinkled the rest of the blood around on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:14 - “The priest shall take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:17 - “Of the rest of the oil which is in his palm, the priest shall put some on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on top of the blood of the guilt offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:25 - “Next he shall kill the lamb of the guilt offering; and the priest is to take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:28 - “The priest shall put some of the oil in his palm on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on the places where he has put the blood of the guilt offering.

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Now the people became like those who complain and whine about their hardships, and the LORD heard it; and when the LORD heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the LORD burned among them and devoured those in the outlying parts of the camp.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:18 - “Say to the people, ‘Consecrate (separate as holy) yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat; for you have wept [in self-pity] in the ears of the LORD, saying, “Who will give us meat to eat? For we were well-off in Egypt.” Therefore the LORD will give you meat, and you shall eat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:28 - “Say to them, ‘As I live,’ says the LORD, ‘just what you have spoken in My hearing I will most certainly do to you;

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Then Moses summoned all Israel and said to them:

“Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments (legal decisions) which I am speaking today in your hearing, so that you may learn them and observe them carefully.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:17 - then take an awl and pierce it through his ear into the door, and he shall [willingly] be your servant always. Also you shall do the same for your maidservant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:4 - “Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a heart and mind to understand, nor eyes to see, nor ears to hear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:11 - when all Israel comes to appear before the LORD your God in the place which He chooses, you shall read this law before all [the people of] Israel [fn]so that they may hear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:28 - “Assemble before me all the elders of your tribes and your officers, so that I may speak these words in their hearing and call heaven and earth as witnesses against them.

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Then Moses spoke in the hearing of all the congregation of Israel the words of this song, until they were ended:

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Then Moses came and spoke all the words of this song in the hearing of the people, he and [fn]Joshua the son of Nun.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 20:4 - ‘He shall flee to one of these cities, and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city and [fn]explain his case to the elders of that city; and they shall take him into [the protection of] the city and give him a place [to stay], so that he may live among them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:3 - “So now, proclaim in the hearing of the people, ‘Whoever is afraid and trembling, let him turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’” So twenty-two thousand men returned [home], but ten thousand remained.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:2 - “Speak now in the hearing of all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you, that seventy men, all of the sons of Jerubbaal rule over you, or that one man rule over you?’ Also, remember that I am your own bone and flesh.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:3 - So his mother’s relatives spoke all these words concerning him so that all the leaders of Shechem could hear; and their hearts were inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, “He is our relative.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:2 - And he said to his mother, “The eleven hundred pieces of silver which were taken from you, about which you cursed [the thief] and also spoke about in my hearing, behold, the silver is with me; I took it.” And his mother said, “Blessed be my son before the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:4 - “So I thought to let you hear of it, saying, ‘Buy it in the presence of those sitting here, and before the elders of my people. If you will redeem it, redeem it; but if not, then tell me, so that I may know; for there is no one besides you to redeem it, and I am [next of kin] after you.’” And he said, “I will redeem it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:11 - The LORD said to Samuel, “Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel at which both ears of everyone who hears it will ring.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:21 - Samuel had heard all the words of the people and repeated them [fn]to the LORD.

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Now a day before Saul came, the LORD had [fn]informed Samuel [of this], saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:4 - [fn]Then the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and told the news to the people; and all the people raised their voices and wept aloud.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:14 - But Samuel said, “What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:23 - So Saul’s servants spoke these words to David. But David said, “Is it a trivial thing in your sight to become a king’s son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man and insignificant?”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:2 - Jonathan said to him, “Far from it! You shall not die. My father does nothing [fn]important or insignificant without telling me. So why would he hide this thing from me? It is not so!”

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Then Jonathan said to David, “The LORD, the God of Israel, is my witness! When I have sounded out my father about this time tomorrow, or the third day, behold, if he has a good feeling toward [fn]you, shall I not then send word to you and make it known to you?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:13 - “But if it pleases my father to do you harm, may the LORD do so to Jonathan, and more if I do not let you know about it and send you away, so that you may go in [fn]safety. And [fn]may the LORD be with you as He has been with my father.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:8 - “For all of you have conspired against me so that no one [fn]informs me when my son [Jonathan] makes a covenant with the son of Jesse. None of you cares about me or informs me that my son has stirred up my servant against me to lie in ambush, as he does this day?”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:17 - And the king said to the guards who stood around him, “Turn around and kill the priests of the LORD, because their [fn]loyalty also is with David, and because they knew that he was fleeing and did not inform me.” But the servants of the king were not willing to put out their hands to attack the LORD’S priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:24 - [fn]Kneeling at his feet she said, “My lord, let the blame and guilt be on me alone. And please let your maidservant speak [fn]to you, and listen to the words of your maidservant.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:19 - Abner also spoke [fn]to [the men of] Benjamin. Then he also went to [fn]tell David at Hebron everything that seemed good [fn]to Israel and to the entire house of Benjamin.

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