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Lexicon :: Strong's H8085 - šāmaʿ

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שָׁמַע
Transliteration
šāmaʿ
Pronunciation
shaw-mah'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun, verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2412, 2412a

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁמַע shâmaʻ, shaw-mah'; a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.):—× attentively, call (gather) together, × carefully, × certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, × diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), × indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, × surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1,159x

The KJV translates Strong's H8085 in the following manner: hear (785x), hearken (196x), obey (81x), publish (17x), understand (9x), obedient (8x), diligently (8x), shew (6x), sound (3x), declare (3x), discern (2x), noise (2x), perceive (2x), tell (2x), reported (2x), miscellaneous (33x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1,159x
The KJV translates Strong's H8085 in the following manner: hear (785x), hearken (196x), obey (81x), publish (17x), understand (9x), obedient (8x), diligently (8x), shew (6x), sound (3x), declare (3x), discern (2x), noise (2x), perceive (2x), tell (2x), reported (2x), miscellaneous (33x).
verb

  1. to hear, listen to, obey

    1. (Qal)

      1. to hear (perceive by ear)

      2. to hear of or concerning

      3. to hear (have power to hear)

      4. to hear with attention or interest, listen to

      5. to understand (language)

      6. to hear (of judicial cases)

      7. to listen, give heed

        1. to consent, agree

        2. to grant request

      8. to listen to, yield to

      9. to obey, be obedient

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be heard (of voice or sound)

      2. to be heard of

      3. to be regarded, be obeyed

    3. (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon

    4. (Hiphil)

      1. to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound

      2. to sound aloud (musical term)

      3. to make proclamation, summon

      4. to cause to be heard

        masculine noun

  2. sound

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁמַע shâmaʻ, shaw-mah'; a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.):—× attentively, call (gather) together, × carefully, × certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, × diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), × indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, × surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
STRONGS H8085: Abbreviations
שָׁמַע 1159 verb hear (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician שמע Lzb378; Assyrian šemû; Arabic bdb103301; Sabean סמע mostly in derivatives, especially epithet of divinity סמע he who hears HomChr 124 FellZMG liv (1900), 250, 252 DHMHofmus. No. 10, 1. 1; Ethiopic bdb103302 Aramaic שְׁמַע, bdb103303, Old Aramaic שמע Lzb378; compare also משמעת MI28 obedience); —
Qal1052 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שׁ׳ Genesis 24:52 +, שָׁמֵ֑עַ Jeremiah 36:13 + 3 times; 2nd person feminine singular שָׁמַ֫עַתְּ 1 Kings 1:11 + 2 times; 3rd person plural שָׁמֵ֑עוּ Judges 2:17 +, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשְׁמַע Exodus 6:30 +, 1st person singular cohortative אֶשְׁמְעָה Numbers 9:8, וָאֶשְׁמְָעָה (on ְָ֯ compare Ges§ 10h; Ol§ 65 c question reading) Daniel 8:13; 2nd person masculine plural תִּשְׁמְע֔וּן Deuteronomy 8:20 +, תִּשְׁמָע֔וּן Deuteronomy 1:17, etc.; Imperative masculine singular שְׁמַע Amos 7:16 +, שִׁמְעָךְ Job 32:10 + (especially Psalms), שְׁמָ֨עָךְ֨ Daniel 9:19; feminine plural שְׁמַעְנָה Isaiah 32:9; Jeremiah 9:19, שְׁמַ֫עַן Genesis 4:23 (Ges§ 46 f), etc.; Infinitive absolute שָׁמוֺעַ Isaiah 6:9 +; construct שְׁמֹעַ 1 Samuel 15:22 +; suffix שָׁמְעו Deuteronomy 29:18 +, שָׁמְעָתוֺ Isaiah 30:19 (Genesis 18:10 + etc.; —
1. subject human person (or thing personified):
a. hear (perceive by ear), accusative of thing, especially קוֺל Genesis 3:10 (J) + 46 times, דבר(ים) Amos 8:11 + 50 times, etc.; accusative חָכְמָה i.e. wise sayings 1 Kings 5:14 + 4 times; so any utterance or sound (approximately + 150 times in all) + (object omitted) Deuteronomy 4:33 + 32 times + (temporal clause) 1 Samuel 14:27 + 6 times; very rarely with ב, בְּסוֺד י׳ שׁ׳ Job 15:8; with object clause, כִּ׳ Exodus 4:31 + 52 times + Isaiah 39:1b (read כִּי שׁ׳ Greek Version of the LXX Targum || 2 Kings 20:12), אֶתאֲֿשֶׁר Joshua 2:10; Joshua 5:1 (both RD), מַהֹֿ֯ Judges 7:11 + 3 times; without connect. אֹתָהּ שׁ׳ עָשִׂיתִי 2 Kings 19:25 = Isaiah 37:26; singular oratio recta [direct speech] Isaiah 40:28; Zechariah 8:23.
†b. accusative of person + מְדַבֵּר hear one speaking Genesis 27:6 (J), Jeremiah 26:7; Daniel 8:13, so בֹּכֶה Numbers 11:10 (J), נִבָּא Jeremiah 20:1 מְקַלְלֶ֑ךָ Ecclesiastes 7:21; occas. pears. omitted, דֹּבְרִים Genesis 37:17 (JE), אֶתמִֿדַּבֵּר Ezekiel 2:2; Ezekiel 43:6 (see דבר Hithp.); accusative of person only Daniel 12:7.
†c. with לֵאמֹר only, hear say = hear it said, 1 Samuel 13:4; 2 Samuel 19:3; Deuteronomy 13:13; Joshua 22:11 (P), 1 Kings 16:16; + עַל person concerning Genesis 41:15 (E), Isaiah 37:9; אֶל person id. 2 Kings 19:9.
d. hear of, concerning:
(1) accusative of thing, אֵת(כָּלֿ)אֲשֶׁר Exodus 18:1; 2 Kings 19:11 + 5 times, דבר(ים) 1 Samuel 3:11 + 4 times, רָעָה Jeremiah 19:3 + 5 times, etc.; כַּאֲשֶׁר 1 Samuel 23:11; Psalm 48:9, כָּואֹת Isaiah 66:8 hear of anything like this, כָּאֵלֶּךְ Jeremiah 18:13; accusative, etc., omitted Judges 9:46 + 43 times;
(2) less often accusative of person Job 42:5, אֶל person Ezekiel 19:4, person omitted Deuteronomy 9:2; with ב person hear exultantly of their fate †Psalm 92:12 (probably imitated from || הִכִּיט בְּ Psalm 92:12a; see especially ראךְ 8a (6)).
†e. hear, absolute, = have power to hear, 2 Samuel 19:36 (with בְּקוֺל), Isaiah 21:3; Isaiah 32:3; Proverbs 20:12; Zechariah 7:11; in simile Psalm 38:15; with negative of idols Deuteronomy 4:28; Psalm 115:6; figurative (spiritual power) Jeremiah 5:21; Deuteronomy 29:8; Ezekiel 12:2; Isaiah 42:20. — Proverbs 21:28 is probably corrupt, see Toy.
f. hear with attention, interest, listen to (sometimes || חֶאֱןין), חִקְשִׁיב accusative דבר(ים) (54 times) Amos 4:1 +, especially דבר(י) י׳ Numbers 12:6 (JE) + 45 times; אִמְרָה Isaiah 28:23, קוֺל Isaiah 28:23, זאֹת Micah 3:9, etc.; often absolute Judges 5:3 + 57 times, + (negative) Psalm 38:14 pay no attention; absolute לֵב שֹׁמֵעַ 1 Kings 3:9, אִישׁ שֹׁטֵעַ Proverbs 21:28.
†g. understand (language), שָׂפָחךְ Genesis 11:7 (J), Isaiah 33:19, לָשׁוֺן Deuteronomy 28:49, דְּבָרִין Ezekiel 3:6, מַהיְּֿדַבֵּר Jeremiah 5:15, no accusative Genesis 42:23 (E), 2 Kings 18:26 = Isaiah 36:11.
h. specifically of hearing a (judicial) case, דָּבָר Deuteronomy 1:17, compare Deuteronomy 1:17; accusative omitted בֵּין person Deuteronomy 1:16, of י׳ Judges 11:10; with מִשְׁפָּט 1 Kings 3:11; הִטּוֺב וְהָרֵע לשׁ׳ 2 Samuel 14:17, וְשֹׁמֵע אֵין לְךָ 2 Samuel 15:3, compare Job 31:35.
†i. with accusative of person in polite address, hear us (me)! Genesis 23:6, 8, 11, 13, 15 (all P), 1 Chronicles 28:2; 2 Chronicles 13:4; 15:2; 20:20
j. listen, give heed (sometimes || הִקְשִׁיב), absolute, Genesis 42:21 (E) + 18: t., + (usually || הִטָּה אֹ׃ון), Jeremiah 7:13 + 14 times Jeremiah, + (opposed to חָדַל) Ezekiel 2:5 + 3 times Ezekiel; + שִׂים עַללֵֿב Malachi 2:2; hear + do Deuteronomy 5:24; 2 Kings 18:12, etc.; = consent, agree, Genesis 37:27 (J), grant request Judges 11:17; with ל person (mostly late) Judges 19:25; 1 Samuel 30:24; Job 15:17 + 16 times, לי׳ Hosea 9:17; Leviticus 26:14, 18, 21, 27; לְדִבְרֵי י׳ 1 Samuel 15:1, לְעֵצָה Proverbs 12:15.
k. with אֶל person + listen to, yield to Genesis 49:2; Judges 2:17 + 69 times (אֶליֿ׳ + 15 times, especially Jeremiah 7:26 + 10 times Jeremiah), עַל person 2 Kings 20:13; אֶלדִּֿבְרֵי etc., Deuteronomy 18:19; Jeremiah 29:10 + 14 times, עַלדִּֿבְרֵי etc., 2 Kings 22:13 + 3 times; very rarely accusative of thing 1 Samuel 24:10 (Gi 1 Samuel 24:9).
l. לְקוֺל שׁ׳ = id., obey, Genesis 3:17 (J) + 11 times + (לְקוֺל י׳) Judges 2:20; Exodus 15:26 (JE).
m. very often, בְּקוֺל שׁ׳ = obey 1 Samuel 8:7 + 25 times, + שׁ׳ בְּקוֺל י׳ (י׳'s word, etc.) Deuteronomy 4:30; Jeremiah 3:13 + 65 times (Deuteronomy + 18 times, Jeremiah + 18 times).
n. obey, with accusative דבר(ים) Joshua 1:18 + 2 times + (י׳ ד׳) Jeremiah 11:3 + 5 times Jeremiah; 1 Kings 12:24 2 Chronicles 11:4, etc.; accusative of person Exodus 6:12 (P), 2 Chronicles 28:11.
o. absolutebe obedient (especially to י׳) Isaiah 1:19; Micah 5:14; Jeremiah 12:17 + 4 times Jeremiah + 7 times
2. י׳ (God) subject:
a. accusative קוֺל, דברים, etc., Genesis 21:17 (E), 2 Kings 19:4 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 19:16, usually with favour implied Numbers 20:16; Deuteronomy 33:7 +, so especially accusative תְּפִלָּה, תְּחנָּה, etc., 1 Kings 8:45; Psalm 6:10 +.
b. object clause כִּי Genesis 29:33 (J).
c. no object (32 times) Isaiah 59:2; Jeremiah 22:21, usually hear and foregive, help, etc 1 Kings 8:30, 32; Isaiah 30:19 +; hear be angry Psalm 78:59, compare Psalm 55:20.
d. = be able to hear Isaiah 59:1; Psalm 94:9.
e. בְּקוֺל שׁ׳ = hear (and grant) Genesis 30:6 (J) + 6 times
f.hear and answer, with אֶל of city, etc., Genesis 21:7; Genesis 16:11; 1 Kings 8:28 + 8 times; with אֶל person Deuteronomy 3:26 + 12 times.
g. with לְ of utterance Jeremiah 18:19; Psalm 61:6; ל person Joshua 24:10 (E).
h. hear, accusative of person + מִתְנוֺדֵד Jeremiah 31:18; favourably, with accusative of person Micah 7:7 + 3 times, so, + ל concerning, Genesis 17:20 (P); object omitted 2 Kings 22:19; Psalm 22:23 + 3 times + Psalm 34:7; Psalm 34:18 (hear and deliver); with temporal clause Jeremiah 11:14
Niph. 42 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נִשְׁמַע Genesis 45:16 +, etc; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשָּׁמַע Exodus 23:13 +, יִשָּׁמֵ֑עַ 1 Samuel 1:13, etc.; Infinitive construct הִשָּׁמַל Esther 2:8; Participle feminine נִשְׁמַ֫עַת Jeremiah 51:46, etc.; —
1. be heard, of voice, sound, etc., 1 Samuel 1:13; 1 Kings 6:7; Job 26:14 (or 1st person plural Qal Imperfect?); of a report, לֵאמֹר ֗֗֗ נִשׁ׳ Genesis 45:16 (E); subject clause, כִּ׳, Nehemiah 6:1 (ל person), compare clauseוְהַיְהוּדִים חשְׁבִים Nehemiah 6:6; Nehemiah 6:7 be reported, (לַמֶּלֶךְ) הָאֵלֶּה כַּדְּבָרִיס; be heard, לִפְנֵי אֱםהֶיךָ Daniel 10:12.
2. be heard of, כָּמֹהוּ Deuteronomy 4:32.
3. be regarded, obeyed, Ecclesiastes 9:17; in 2 Samuel 22:45 = Psalm 18:45 it is be obedient (לִי), si vera lectio (read perhaps Qal. compare Now).
4. בְּקוֺלָם וַיִישּׁ׳ 2 Chronicles 30:27 = (favourable) — hearing was granted to their voice.
† Pi. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיְשַׁמַּע 1 Samuel 15:4 he caused the people (accusative) to hear and respond, i.e. he assembled them), so 1 Samuel 23:8 (see Hiph. 1 c).
Hiph.63 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הִשְׁמִיעַ 1 Kings 15:22 +, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix יַשְׁמִעֵנִי Deuteronomy 30:12, 13; 2nd person masculine singular jussive תַּשְׁמַע Judges 18:23, etc.; Imperative masculine singular suffix הִשְׁמִיעֵנִי Psalm 143:8; feminine singular suffix הַשְׁמִיעִנִי Songs 2:14; Songs 8:13, etc.; Infinitive construct לַשְׁמִעַ Psalm 26:7 (Ges§ 53q); Participle מַשְׁמִיעַ Jeremiah 4:15 +, etc.; —
1. of man:
a. cause to hear accusative of person + of thing Deuteronomy 30:12, 13; Songs 2:14; Songs 8:13 + 4 times; object of thing omitted (= make proclamation to) 1 Kings 15:22; object person omitted Jeremiah 5:20 +; accusative שָׁלוֺם Isaiah 52:7; Nahum 2:1 i.e. proclaim peace; אָוֶֺן Jeremiah 4:15 (מִן local); קוֺל הַשׁ׳ utter a sound Joshua 6:10 (J; || הֵרִיעַ), compare Judges 18:25 (קוֺלְךָ, + עִמָּנוּ), Isaiah 42:2; Isaiah 58:4; קוֺל תְּהִלָּתוֺ הִשׁ׳ † Psalm 66:8 בְּקוֺל תּוֺדָה † Psalm 26:7.
b. absolute as musical term, sound aloud, בִּמְצִלְתַּיִם לְהִשְׁמִיעַ 1 Chronicles 15:19 (perhaps to mark the time, GrPsalms 67 De compare 1 Chronicles 16:5 also Psalm 150:5 בְּצִלְצְלֵי שָׁ֑מַע), מַשְׁמִיעִים 1 Chronicles 15:16, 28; 1 Chronicles 16:42, קוֺל אֶחָד לְהַשׁ׳ 2 Chronicles 5:13 i.e. probably in unison (PrinceEB iii, 3241), Nehemiah 12:42.
c. absolute make proclamation (often || הִגִּיד), Amos 3:9; Amos 4:5; Isaiah 41:26; Jeremiah 4:5 + 6 times Jeremiah.
†d. הַשְׁמִיעוּ, accusative of person + אֶל location = summon Jeremiah 50:29, עַל location Jeremiah 51:27 (compare Pi.).
2. י׳ subject:
a. cause to hear, accusative of person and thing Deuteronomy 4:10, 36 (מִן local), 2 Kings 7:6 + 4 times; accusative of person omitted Isaiah 30:30 + 3 times; accusative of thing omitted Isaiah 44:8; Isaiah 48:5.
†b. = tell, accusative of person + כָּזאֹת Judges 13:23; accusative of person only, Isaiah 42:9; accusative of thing only, Isaiah 48:3; Ezekiel 36:15 (אֵלַיִךְ).
†c. absolute, make proclamation Isaiah 43:12; Isaiah 62:11 (אֶל location).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H8086.
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Genesis

3:10; 3:17; 4:23; 11:7; 16:11; 17:20; 18:10; 21:7; 21:17; 23:6; 23:8; 23:11; 23:13; 23:15; 24:52; 27:6; 29:33; 30:6; 37:17; 37:27; 41:15; 42:21; 42:23; 45:16; 45:16; 49:2

Exodus

4:31; 6:12; 6:30; 15:26; 18:1; 23:13

Leviticus

26:14; 26:18; 26:21; 26:27

Numbers

9:8; 11:10; 12:6; 20:16

Deuteronomy

1:16; 1:17; 1:17; 1:17; 3:26; 4:10; 4:28; 4:30; 4:32; 4:33; 4:36; 5:24; 8:20; 9:2; 13:13; 18:19; 28:49; 29:8; 29:18; 30:12; 30:12; 30:13; 30:13; 33:7

Joshua

1:18; 2:10; 5:1; 6:10; 22:11; 24:10

Judges

2:17; 2:17; 2:20; 5:3; 7:11; 9:46; 11:10; 11:17; 13:23; 18:23; 18:25; 19:25

1 Samuel

1:13; 1:13; 3:11; 8:7; 13:4; 14:27; 15:1; 15:4; 15:22; 23:8; 23:11; 24:9; 24:10; 30:24

2 Samuel

14:17; 15:3; 19:3; 19:36; 22:45

1 Kings

1:11; 3:9; 3:11; 5:14; 6:7; 8:28; 8:30; 8:32; 8:45; 12:24; 15:22; 15:22; 16:16

2 Kings

7:6; 18:12; 18:26; 19:4; 19:9; 19:11; 19:16; 19:25; 20:12; 20:13; 22:13; 22:19

1 Chronicles

15:16; 15:19; 15:28; 16:5; 16:42; 28:2

2 Chronicles

5:13; 11:4; 13:4; 15:2; 20:20; 28:11; 30:27

Nehemiah

6:1; 6:6; 6:7; 12:42

Esther

2:8

Job

15:8; 15:17; 26:14; 31:35; 32:10; 42:5

Psalms

6:10; 18:45; 22:23; 26:7; 26:7; 34:7; 34:18; 38:14; 38:15; 48:9; 55:20; 61:6; 66:8; 78:59; 92:12; 92:12; 94:9; 115:6; 143:8; 150:5

Proverbs

12:15; 20:12; 21:28; 21:28

Ecclesiastes

7:21; 9:17

Song of Songs

2:14; 2:14; 8:13; 8:13

Isaiah

1:19; 6:9; 21:3; 28:23; 28:23; 30:19; 30:19; 30:30; 32:3; 32:9; 33:19; 36:11; 37:9; 37:26; 39:1; 40:28; 41:26; 42:2; 42:9; 42:20; 43:12; 44:8; 48:3; 48:5; 52:7; 58:4; 59:1; 59:2; 62:11; 66:8

Jeremiah

3:13; 4:5; 4:15; 4:15; 5:15; 5:20; 5:21; 7:13; 7:26; 9:19; 11:3; 11:14; 12:17; 18:13; 18:19; 19:3; 20:1; 22:21; 26:7; 29:10; 31:18; 36:13; 50:29; 51:27; 51:46

Ezekiel

2:2; 2:5; 3:6; 12:2; 19:4; 36:15; 43:6

Daniel

8:13; 8:13; 9:19; 10:12; 12:7

Hosea

9:17

Amos

3:9; 4:1; 4:5; 7:16; 8:11

Micah

3:9; 5:14; 7:7

Nahum

2:1

Zechariah

7:11; 8:23

Malachi

2:2

H8085

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Strong's Number H8085 matches the Hebrew שָׁמַע (šāmaʿ),
which occurs 1,165 times in 1,072 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:20 - And as for Ishmael, H3458 I have heard thee: H8085 Behold, I have blessed H1288 him, and will make him fruitful, H6509 and will multiply H7235 him exceedingly; H3966 H3966 twelve H6240 H8147 princes H5387 shall he beget, H3205 and I will make him H5414 a great H1419 nation. H1471

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:10 - And he said, H559 I will certainly H7725 return H7725 unto thee according to the time H6256 of life; H2416 and, lo, Sarah H8283 thy wife H802 shall have a son. H1121 And Sarah H8283 heard H8085 it in the tent H168 door, H6607 which was behind him. H310

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:6 - And Sarah H8283 said, H559 God H430 hath made H6213 me to laugh, H6712 so that all that hear H8085 will laugh H6711 with me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:12 - And God H430 said H559 unto Abraham, H85 Let it not be grievous H3415 in thy sight H5869 because of the lad, H5288 and because of thy bondwoman; H519 in all that Sarah H8283 hath said H559 unto thee, hearken H8085 unto her voice; H6963 for in Isaac H3327 shall thy seed H2233 be called. H7121

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:17 - And God H430 heard H8085 the voice H6963 of the lad; H5288 and the angel H4397 of God H430 called H7121 to Hagar H1904 out of heaven, H8064 and said H559 unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? H1904 fear H3372 not; for God H430 hath heard H8085 the voice H6963 of the lad H5288 where he is.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:26 - And Abimelech H40 said, H559 I wot H3045 not who hath done H6213 this thing: H1697 neither H3808 didst thou tell H5046 me, neither H3808 yet heard H8085 I of it, but H1115 to day. H3117

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:18 - And in thy seed H2233 shall all the nations H1471 of the earth H776 be blessed; H1288 because H834 H6118 thou hast obeyed H8085 my voice. H6963

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:6 - Hear us, H8085 my lord: H113 thou art a mighty H430 prince H5387 among us: H8432 in the choice H4005 of our sepulchres H6913 bury H6912 thy dead; H4191 none H3808 H376 of us shall withhold H3607 from thee his sepulchre, H6913 but that thou mayest bury H6912 thy dead. H4191

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:8 - And he communed H1696 with them, saying, H559 If it be H3426 your mind H5315 that I should bury H6912 my dead H4191 out of my sight; H6440 hear H8085 me, and intreat H6293 for me to Ephron H6085 the son H1121 of Zohar, H6714

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:11 - Nay, H3808 my lord, H113 hear me: H8085 the field H7704 give I H5414 thee, and the cave H4631 that is therein, I give it H5414 thee; in the presence H5869 of the sons H1121 of my people H5971 give H5414 I it thee: bury H6912 thy dead. H4191

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:13 - And he spake H1696 unto Ephron H6085 in the audience H241 of the people H5971 of the land, H776 saying, H559 But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, H3863 hear H8085 me: I will give H5414 thee money H3701 for the field; H7704 take H3947 it of me, and I will bury H6912 my dead H4191 there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:15 - My lord, H113 hearken H8085 unto me: the land H776 is worth four H702 hundred H3967 shekels H8255 of silver; H3701 what is that betwixt H996 me and thee? bury H6912 therefore thy dead. H4191

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:16 - And Abraham H85 hearkened H8085 unto Ephron; H6085 and Abraham H85 weighed H8254 to Ephron H6085 the silver, H3701 which he had named H1696 in the audience H241 of the sons H1121 of Heth, H2845 four H702 hundred H3967 shekels H8255 of silver, H3701 current H5674 money with the merchant. H5503

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:30 - And it came to pass, when he saw H7200 the earring H5141 and bracelets H6781 upon his sister's H269 hands, H3027 and when he heard H8085 the words H1697 of Rebekah H7259 his sister, H269 saying, H559 Thus H3541 spake H1696 the man H376 unto me; that he came H935 unto the man; H376 and, behold, he stood H5975 by H5921 the camels H1581 at the well. H5869

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:5 - And Rebekah H7259 heard H8085 when Isaac H3327 spake H1696 to Esau H6215 his son. H1121 And Esau H6215 went H3212 to the field H7704 to hunt H6679 for venison, H6718 and to bring H935 it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:6 - And Rebekah H7259 spake H559 unto Jacob H3290 her son, H1121 saying, H559 Behold, I heard H8085 thy father H1 speak H1696 unto Esau H6215 thy brother, H251 saying, H559

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:8 - Now therefore, my son, H1121 obey H8085 my voice H6963 according to that which H834 I command H6680 thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:13 - And his mother H517 said H559 unto him, Upon me be thy curse, H7045 my son: H1121 only obey H8085 my voice, H6963 and go H3212 fetch H3947 me them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:34 - And when Esau H6215 heard H8085 the words H1697 of his father, H1 he cried H6817 with a great H1419 and exceeding H3966 bitter H4751 cry, H6818 and said H559 unto his father, H1 Bless H1288 me, even me also, O my father. H1

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:43 - Now therefore, my son, H1121 obey H8085 my voice; H6963 and arise, H6965 flee H1272 thou to Laban H3837 my brother H251 to Haran; H2771

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:7 - And that Jacob H3290 obeyed H8085 his father H1 and his mother, H517 and was gone H3212 to Padanaram; H6307

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:33 - And she conceived H2029 again, and bare H3205 a son; H1121 and said, H559 Because the LORD H3068 hath heard H8085 that I was hated, H8130 he hath therefore given H5414 me this son also: and she called H7121 his name H8034 Simeon. H8095

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:6 - And Rachel H7354 said, H559 God H430 hath judged H1777 me, and hath also heard H8085 my voice, H6963 and hath given H5414 me a son: H1121 therefore called H7121 she his name H8034 Dan. H1835

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:17

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:22 - And God H430 remembered H2142 Rachel, H7354 and God H430 hearkened H8085 to her, and opened H6605 her womb. H7358

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:1 - And he heard H8085 the words H1697 of Laban's H3837 sons, H1121 saying, H559 Jacob H3290 hath taken away H3947 all that was our father's; H1 and of that which was our father's H1 hath he gotten H6213 all this glory. H3519

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:5 - And Jacob H3290 heard H8085 that he had defiled H2930 Dinah H1783 his daughter: H1323 now his sons H1121 were with his cattle H4735 in the field: H7704 and Jacob H3290 held his peace H2790 until they were come. H935

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:7 - And the sons H1121 of Jacob H3290 came H935 out of the field H7704 when they heard H8085 it: and the men H582 were grieved, H6087 and they were very H3966 wroth, H2734 because he had wrought H6213 folly H5039 in Israel H3478 in lying H7901 with Jacob's H3290 daughter; H1323 which thing ought not to be done. H6213

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:17 - But if ye will not hearken H8085 unto us, to be circumcised; H4135 then will we take H3947 our daughter, H1323 and we will be gone. H1980

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:24 - And unto Hamor H2544 and unto Shechem H7927 his son H1121 hearkened H8085 all that went out H3318 of the gate H8179 of his city; H5892 and every male H2145 was circumcised, H4135 all that went out H3318 of the gate H8179 of his city. H5892

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:22 - And it came to pass, when Israel H3478 dwelt H7931 in that land, H776 that Reuben H7205 went H3212 and lay H7901 with Bilhah H1090 his father's H1 concubine: H6370 and Israel H3478 heard H8085 it. Now the sons H1121 of Jacob H3290 were twelve: H8147 H6240

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:6 - And he said H559 unto them, Hear, H8085 I pray you, this dream H2472 which I have dreamed: H2492

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:17 - And the man H376 said, H559 They are departed H5265 hence; H2088 for I heard H8085 them say, H559 Let us go H3212 to Dothan. H1886 And Joseph H3130 went H3212 after H310 his brethren, H251 and found H4672 them in Dothan. H1886

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:21 - And Reuben H7205 heard H8085 it, and he delivered H5337 him out of their hands; H3027 and said, H559 Let us not kill H5221 H5315 him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:27 - Come, H3212 and let us sell H4376 him to the Ishmeelites, H3459 and let not our hand H3027 be upon him; for he is our brother H251 and our flesh. H1320 And his brethren H251 were content. H8085

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 39:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:10 - And it came to pass, as she spake H1696 to Joseph H3130 day H3117 by day, H3117 that he hearkened H8085 not unto her, to lie H7901 by her, H681 or to be with her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 39:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:15 - And it came to pass, when he heard H8085 that I lifted up H7311 my voice H6963 and cried, H7121 that he left H5800 his garment H899 with me, H681 and fled, H5127 and got him H3318 out. H2351

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 39:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:19 - And it came to pass, when his master H113 heard H8085 the words H1697 of his wife, H802 which she spake H1696 unto him, saying, H559 After this manner H1697 did H6213 thy servant H5650 to me; that his wrath H639 was kindled. H2734

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:15 - And Pharaoh H6547 said H559 unto Joseph, H3130 I have dreamed H2492 a dream, H2472 and there is none that can interpret H6622 it: and I have heard H8085 say H559 of thee, that thou canst understand H8085 a dream H2472 to interpret H6622 it.

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