Lexicon :: Strong's H5668 - ʿăḇûr

And he said to the man, “Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘Do not eat from it’:

The ground is cursed because of you.

You will eat from it by means of painful labor[fn]

all the days of your life.

When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, he said to himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of human beings, even though the inclination of the human heart is evil from youth onward. And I will never again strike down every living thing as I have done.

“Please say you’re my sister so it will go well for me because of you, and my life will be spared on your account.”

He treated Abram well because of her, and Abram acquired flocks and herds, male and female donkeys, male and female slaves, and camels.

The LORD said, “If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.”

Then he spoke to him again, “Suppose forty are found there? ”

He answered, “I will not do it on account of forty.”

Then he said, “Since I have ventured to speak to my lord, suppose twenty are found there? ”

He replied, “I will not destroy it on account of twenty.”

He replied, “You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from me so that this act[fn] will serve as my witness that I dug this well.”

and the LORD appeared to him that night and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your offspring because of my servant Abraham.”

“Then make me a delicious meal that I love and bring it to me to eat, so that I can bless you before I die.”

“Then take it to your father to eat so that he may bless you before he dies.”

Jacob replied to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game so that you may bless me.”

He had also made some delicious food and brought it to his father. He said to his father, “Let my father get up and eat some of his son’s game, so that you may bless me.”

“you are to say, ‘Your servants, both we and our ancestors, have raised livestock[fn] from our youth until now.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are detestable to Egyptians.”

“For this time I am about to send all my plagues against you,[fn] your officials, and your people. Then you will know there is no one like me on the whole earth.

“However, I have let you live for this purpose: to show you my power and to make my name known on the whole earth.

“On that day explain to your son, ‘This is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.’

The LORD said to Moses, “I am going to come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear when I speak with you and will always believe you.” Moses reported the people’s words to the LORD,

Moses responded to the people, “Don’t be afraid, for God has come to test you, so that you will fear him and will not[fn] sin.”

Her rival would taunt her severely just to provoke her, because the LORD had kept Hannah from conceiving.

“The LORD will not abandon his people, because of his great name and because he has determined to make you his own people.

Then David said, “LORD God of Israel, your servant has reliable information that Saul intends to come to Keilah and destroy the town because of me.

Then David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

It was reported to King David, “The LORD has blessed Obed-edom’s family and all that belongs to him because of the ark of God.” So David went and had the ark of God brought up from Obed-edom’s house to the city of David with rejoicing.

Because of your word and according to your will, you have revealed all these great things to your servant.

David asked, “Is there anyone remaining from the family of Saul I can show kindness to for Jonathan’s sake? ”

“Don’t be afraid,” David said to him, “since I intend to show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all your grandfather Saul’s fields, and you will always eat meals at my table.”

the Ammonite leaders said to Hanun their lord, “Just because David has sent men with condolences for you, do you really believe he’s showing respect for your father? Instead, hasn’t David sent his emissaries in order to scout out the city, spy on it, and demolish it? ”

His servants asked him, “Why have you done this? While the baby was alive, you fasted and wept, but when he died, you got up and ate food.”

and he sent a message through the prophet Nathan, who named[fn] him Jedidiah,[fn] because of the LORD.

Amnon was frustrated to the point of making himself sick over his sister Tamar because she was a virgin, but it seemed impossible to do anything to her.

“Joab your servant has done this to address the issue indirectly,[fn] but my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God, knowing everything on earth.”

Since the LORD had decreed that Ahithophel’s good advice be undermined in order to bring about Absalom’s ruin, Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than Ahithophel’s advice.”

When he was alive, Absalom had taken a pillar and raised it up for himself in the King’s Valley, since he thought, “I have no son to preserve the memory of my name.” So he named the pillar after himself. It is still called Absalom’s Monument today.

Then David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and that his kingdom had been exalted for the sake of his people Israel.

LORD, you have done this whole great thing, making known all these great promises for the sake of your servant and according to your will.

the Ammonite leaders said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent men with condolences for you, do you really believe he’s showing respect for your father? Instead, haven’t his emissaries come in order to scout out, overthrow, and spy on the land? ”

For the LORD humbled Judah because of King Ahaz of Judah,[fn] who threw off restraint in Judah and was unfaithful to the LORD.

This is why my unsettling thoughts compel me to answer,

because I am upset![fn]

All this happened

so that they might keep his statutes

and obey his instructions.

Hallelujah!

They angered the LORD at the Waters of Meribah,

and Moses suffered[fn] because of them,

For the sake of your servant David,

do not reject your anointed one.[fn]

The ground is cracked

since no rain has fallen on the land.

The farmers are ashamed;

they cover their heads.

The LORD says:

I will not relent from punishing Israel

for three crimes, even four,

because they sell a righteous person for silver

and a needy person for a pair of sandals.

“We can buy the poor with silver

and the needy for a pair of sandals

and even sell the chaff! ”

Get up and leave,

for this is not your place of rest

because defilement brings destruction —

a grievous destruction!