56 Bible Verses about Hands

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And as he lingered, the men laid hold on his hand, and on the hand of his wife, and on the hand of his two daughters, Jehovah being merciful to him; and they led him out, and set him without the city.

But Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it on Ephraim's head now he was the younger and his left hand on Manasseh's head; guiding his hands intelligently, for Manasseh was the firstborn.

Thy right hand, Jehovah, is become glorious in power: Thy right hand, Jehovah, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.

And it came to pass when Moses raised his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. And Moses' hands were heavy; then they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat on it; and Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on this side, and one on that side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.

And he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

And Jehovah said to Moses, Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and thou shalt lay thy hand upon him;

And Joshua the son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands upon him; and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

and having laid his hands upon them, he departed thence.

whom they set before the apostles; and, having prayed, they laid their hands on them.

But when the people of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up for them a deliverer, Ehud, the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, a left-handed man. The people of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.

She put her hand to the tent peg and her right hand to the workmen's mallet; she struck Sis'era a blow, she crushed his head, she shattered and pierced his temple.

Among all these were seven hundred picked men who were left-handed; every one could sling a stone at a hair, and not miss.

And he departed thence, and found Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him; and he greeted him, and said to him, Is thy heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab said, It is. If it be, give me thy hand. And he gave him his hand; and Jehu took him up to him into the chariot,

Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward the oracle of thy holiness.

According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.

The right hand of Jehovah is exalted, the right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly.

Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening oblation.

I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul, as a parched land, thirsteth after thee. Selah.

Arise, cry out in the night, in the beginning of the watches; pour out thy heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, who faint from hunger at the top of all the streets.

My son, if thou hast become surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand for a stranger,

Jehovah hath sworn by his right hand and by the arm of his strength, I will indeed no more give thy corn to be food for thine enemies; and the sons of the alien shall not drink thy new wine, for which thou hast laboured;

In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, and the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.

And he could not do any work of power there, save that laying his hands on a few infirm persons he healed them.

And they bring to him a deaf man who could not speak right, and they beseech him that he might lay his hand on him.

And when the sun went down, all, as many as had persons sick with divers diseases, brought them to him, and having laid his hands on every one of them, he healed them;

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Aaron » supports » moses » hands

Exodus 17:12

And Moses' hands were heavy; then they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat on it; and Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on this side, and one on that side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.

hands » Laying on of » In ordination or consecration of men for service

Acts 6:6

whom they set before the apostles; and, having prayed, they laid their hands on them.

Deuteronomy 34:9

And Joshua the son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands upon him; and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

hands » Laying on of » Lifted up

Lamentations 2:19

Arise, cry out in the night, in the beginning of the watches; pour out thy heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, who faint from hunger at the top of all the streets.

Psalm 141:2

Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening oblation.

Psalm 143:6

I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul, as a parched land, thirsteth after thee. Selah.

Psalm 28:2

Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward the oracle of thy holiness.

More verses: Psalm 63:4 Psalm 134:2

hands » Laying on of » In healing

Acts 28:8

And it happened that the father of Publius lay ill of fever and dysentery; to whom Paul entered in, and having prayed and laid his hands on him cured him.

Mark 7:32

And they bring to him a deaf man who could not speak right, and they beseech him that he might lay his hand on him.

Mark 16:18

they shall take up serpents; and if they should drink any deadly thing it shall not injure them; they shall lay hands upon the infirm, and they shall be well.

Mark 6:5

And he could not do any work of power there, save that laying his hands on a few infirm persons he healed them.

More verses: Luke 4:40

hands » Laying on of » In consecration of offerings

Leviticus 16:21

and Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the living goat, and confess over it all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, and he shall put them on the head of the goat, and shall send him away to the wilderness by the hand of a man standing ready;

Leviticus 3:2

And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and slaughter it at the entrance of the tent of meeting; and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall sprinkle the blood on the altar round about.

Leviticus 1:4

And he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

Leviticus 4:15

and the elders of the assembly shall lay their hands on the head of the bullock before Jehovah; and one shall slaughter the bullock before Jehovah.

hands » Taken » Washed

Deuteronomy 21:6

And all the elders of that city, that are nearest unto him that is slain, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck is broken in the watercourse,

Psalm 26:6

I will wash my hands in innocency, and will encompass thine altar, O Jehovah,

Matthew 27:24

And Pilate, seeing that it availed nothing, but that rather a tumult was arising, having taken water, washed his hands before the crowd, saying, I am guiltless of the blood of this righteous one: see ye to it.

hands » Laying on of » In blessing

Genesis 48:14

But Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it on Ephraim's head now he was the younger and his left hand on Manasseh's head; guiding his hands intelligently, for Manasseh was the firstborn.

Matthew 19:15

and having laid his hands upon them, he departed thence.

hands » Taken » Jehonadab's, by jehu

2 Kings 10:15

And he departed thence, and found Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him; and he greeted him, and said to him, Is thy heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab said, It is. If it be, give me thy hand. And he gave him his hand; and Jehu took him up to him into the chariot,

hands » Taken » The little maid's, by jesus

hands » Taken » Dorcas, by peter in restoring life

Acts 9:41

And having given her his hand, he raised her up, and having called the saints and the widows, presented her living.

hands » Taken » The demoniac's, by jesus

Mark 9:27

But Jesus, having taken hold of him by the hand, lifted him up, and he arose.

hands » Taken » The lame man's, by peter

Acts 3:7

And having taken hold of him by the right hand he raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones were made strong.

hands » Saints blessed in the work of

Psalm 90:17

And let the beauty of Jehovah our God be upon us; and establish thou the work of our hands upon us: yea, the work of our hands, establish thou it.

Job 1:10

Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? Thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is spread abroad in the land.

Deuteronomy 2:7

for Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee in all the work of thy hand. He hath known thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years hath Jehovah thy God been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.

Deuteronomy 30:9

And Jehovah thy God will make thee abound in every work of thy hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, for good; for Jehovah will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers;

hands » The right hand » Used in embracing

2 Samuel 20:9

And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou well, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.

Song of Solomon 2:6

His left hand is under my head, And his right hand doth embrace me.

Song of Solomon 8:3

His left hand would be under my head, And his right hand embrace me.

hands » Suretiship entered into by striking

Proverbs 17:18

A senseless man striketh hands, becoming surety for his neighbour.

Proverbs 22:26

Be not of them that strike hands, of them that are sureties for debts:

Proverbs 6:1

My son, if thou hast become surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand for a stranger,

Job 17:3

Lay down now a pledge, be thou surety for me with thyself: who is he that striketh hands with me?

hands » The right hand » Of healed leper touched with blood of his sacrifice

Leviticus 14:14

And the priest shall take of the blood of the trespass-offering, and the priest shall put it on the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot.

Leviticus 14:25

And he shall slaughter the he-lamb of the trespass-offering; and the priest shall take of the blood of the trespass-offering, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot.

Leviticus 14:17

And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand shall the priest put on the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass-offering.

hands » Imposition of, used in » Transferring guilt of sacrifices

Leviticus 3:2

And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and slaughter it at the entrance of the tent of meeting; and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall sprinkle the blood on the altar round about.

Leviticus 1:4

And he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

Leviticus 16:21-22

and Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the living goat, and confess over it all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, and he shall put them on the head of the goat, and shall send him away to the wilderness by the hand of a man standing ready; that the goat may bear upon him all their iniquities to a land apart from men; and he shall send away the goat into the wilderness.

hands » Parts of, mentioned » The thumb

Exodus 29:20

and thou shalt slaughter the ram, and take of its blood, and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and on the tip of the right ear of his sons, and on the thumb of their right hand, and on the great toe of their right foot; and thou shalt sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.

Leviticus 14:14

And the priest shall take of the blood of the trespass-offering, and the priest shall put it on the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot.

Leviticus 14:17

And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand shall the priest put on the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass-offering.

hands » Should be employed » In God's service

Zechariah 8:9

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, that were in the day that the foundation of the house of Jehovah of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.

Nehemiah 2:18

And I told them of the hand of my God which had been good upon me; as also of the king's words which he had said unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. And they strengthened their hands for the good work.

Zechariah 8:13

And it shall come to pass, like as ye were a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear ye not, let your hands be strong.

hands » Smitten together in extreme anger

Numbers 24:10

Then Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times!

Ezekiel 21:14

And thou, son of man, prophesy, and smite thy hands together; for the strokes of the sword shall be doubled the third time: it is the sword of the slain, the sword that hath slain the great one, which encompasseth them privily.

Ezekiel 21:17

And I myself will smite my hands together, and I will satisfy my fury: I Jehovah have spoken it.

hands » Placed under the thigh of a person to whom an oath was made

Genesis 47:31

And he said, Swear to me; and he swore to him. And Israel worshipped on the bed's head.

Genesis 24:2

And Abraham said to his servant, the eldest of his house, who ruled over all that he had, Put thy hand, I pray thee, under my thigh,

Genesis 47:29

And the days of Israel approached that he should die. And he called his son Joseph, and said to him, If now I have found favour in thine eyes, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me: bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt;

hands » The wicked recompensed for the work of

Proverbs 12:14

A man is satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; and the recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

Psalm 28:4

Give them according to their doing, and according to the wickedness of their deeds; give them after the work of their hands, render to them their desert.

hands » Right hand, illustrative » (standing at,) of protection

Psalm 110:5

The Lord at thy right hand will smite through kings in the day of his anger.

hands » Operations of, mentioned » Working

Proverbs 31:19

She putteth her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle.

hands » Should be employed » Industriously

hands » Criminals often » Deprived of

2 Samuel 4:12

And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.

hands » Imposition of, used in » Conferring civil power

Deuteronomy 34:9

And Joshua the son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands upon him; and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

Numbers 27:18

And Jehovah said to Moses, Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and thou shalt lay thy hand upon him;

hands » The right hand » Of priests touched with blood of consecration-ram

Exodus 29:20

and thou shalt slaughter the ram, and take of its blood, and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and on the tip of the right ear of his sons, and on the thumb of their right hand, and on the great toe of their right foot; and thou shalt sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.

Leviticus 8:23-24

and one slaughtered it; and Moses took of its blood, and put it on the tip of Aaron's right ear, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot; and he brought Aaron's sons near, and Moses put of the blood on the tip of their right ear, and on the thumb of their right hand, and on the great toe of their right foot; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.

hands » Were lifted up » In taking an oath

Genesis 14:22

And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand to Jehovah, the Most High God, possessor of heavens and earth,

Revelation 10:5

And the angel whom I saw stand on the sea and on the earth lifted up his right hand to the heaven,

hands » Were lifted up » In prayer

Psalm 141:2

Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening oblation.

Lamentations 3:41

Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.

hands » Illustrative » (opened,) of liberality

Deuteronomy 15:8

but thou shalt open thy hand bountifully unto him, and shalt certainly lend him on pledge what is sufficient for his need, in that which he lacketh.

Psalm 104:28

That thou givest unto them, they gather; thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good.

hands » Of the wicked, described as » Slothful

Proverbs 21:25

The desire of the sluggard killeth him; for his hands refuse to work:

Proverbs 6:10

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!

hands » Should be employed » In acts of benevolence

Proverbs 31:20

She stretcheth out her hand to the afflicted, and she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.

hands » Treaties made by joining

2 Kings 10:15

And he departed thence, and found Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him; and he greeted him, and said to him, Is thy heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab said, It is. If it be, give me thy hand. And he gave him his hand; and Jehu took him up to him into the chariot,

Proverbs 11:21

Hand for hand! an evil man shall not be held innocent; but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

hands » Operations of, mentioned » Holding

Judges 7:20

And the three companies blew the trumpets and broke the jars, holding in their left hands the torches, and in their right hands the trumpets to blow; and they cried, "A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!"

Revelation 10:2

and having in his hand a little opened book. And he set his right foot on the sea, and the left upon the earth,

hands » Operations of, mentioned » Writing

Isaiah 44:5

One shall say, I am Jehovah's; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall write with his hand: I am Jehovah's, and surname himself by the name of Israel.

Galatians 6:11

See how long a letter I have written to you with my own hand.

hands » Parts of, mentioned » The palm

Isaiah 49:16

Lo, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.

hands » Illustrative » Of power

1 Kings 18:46

And the hand of Jehovah was upon Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jizreel.

2 Kings 13:5

And Jehovah gave Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians; and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents as before.

hands » Parts of, mentioned » The fingers

2 Samuel 21:20

And there was again a battle, at Gath; and there was a man there of great stature, that had on each hand six fingers, and on each foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to Raphah.

Daniel 5:5

In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.

hands » The right hand » The accuser stood at, of the accused

Zechariah 3:1

And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.

Psalm 109:6

Set a wicked man over him, and let the adversary stand at his right hand;

hands » The jews carried a staff in, when walking

Exodus 12:11

And thus shall ye eat it: your loins shall be girded, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste; it is Jehovah's passover.

2 Kings 4:29

And he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy 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 lad.

hands » Right hand, illustrative » (full of falsehood,) of deceitfulness

Psalm 144:11

Rescue me, and deliver me from the hand of aliens, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

hands » Right hand, illustrative » (holding by,) of support

hands » Imposition of, used in » Blessing

Genesis 48:14

But Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it on Ephraim's head now he was the younger and his left hand on Manasseh's head; guiding his hands intelligently, for Manasseh was the firstborn.

hands » Many had more command of the left

Judges 3:15

But when the people of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up for them a deliverer, Ehud, the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, a left-handed man. The people of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.

Judges 20:16

Among all these were seven hundred picked men who were left-handed; every one could sling a stone at a hair, and not miss.

hands » Stretched out in derision

Zephaniah 2:15

This is the rejoicing city that dwelt in security, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none else beside me: how is she become a desolation, a couching-place for beasts! Every one that passeth by her shall hiss, shall wave his hand.

Hosea 7:5

In the day of our king, the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine: he stretched out his hand to scorners.

hands » Clapped together in joy

2 Kings 11:12

And he brought forth the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, Long live the king!

Psalm 47:1

{To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.} All ye peoples, clap your hands; shout unto God with the voice of triumph!

hands » Of the wicked, described as » Bloody

Isaiah 59:3

For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips speak lies, your tongue muttereth unrighteousness:

hands » Operations of, mentioned » Taking

Genesis 3:22

And Jehovah Elohim said, Behold, Man is become as one of us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he stretch out his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever ...!

Exodus 4:4

And Jehovah said to Moses, Stretch out thy hand and take it by the tail and he stretched out his hand and caught it, and it became a staff in his hand --

hands » Imposition of, used in » Ordaining ministers

Acts 6:6

whom they set before the apostles; and, having prayed, they laid their hands on them.

hands » Distinguished as » The left

Genesis 14:15

And he divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and smote them, and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is to the left of Damascus.

Acts 21:3

and having sighted Cyprus, and left it on the left hand, we sailed to Syria, and made the land at Tyre, for there the ship was to discharge her cargo.

hands » The right hand » Place of honor

1 Kings 2:19

And Bathsheba went to king Solomon, to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself to her, and sat down on his throne; and he caused a throne to be set for the king's mother, and she sat on his right hand.

Psalm 45:9

Kings' daughters are among thine honourable women; upon thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

hands » Often spread out in prayer

Psalm 68:31

Great ones shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall quickly stretch out her hands unto God.

hands » Of the wicked, described as » Violent

Isaiah 59:6

Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works; their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.

Psalm 58:2

Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth.

hands » Operations of, mentioned » Making signs

Isaiah 13:2

Lift up a banner upon a bare mountain, raise the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles.

Acts 12:17

And having made a sign to them with his hand to be silent, he related to them how the Lord had brought him out of prison; and he said, Report these things to James and to the brethren. And he went out and went to another place.

hands » Operations of, mentioned » Feeling

1 John 1:1

That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes; that which we contemplated, and our hands handled, concerning the word of life;

Psalm 115:7

They have hands, and they handle not; feet have they, and they walk not; they give no sound through their throat.

hands » Right hand, illustrative » Of strength and power

Exodus 15:6

Thy right hand, Jehovah, is become glorious in power: Thy right hand, Jehovah, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.

Psalm 17:7

Shew wondrously thy loving-kindnesses, O thou that savest by thy right hand them that trust in thee from those that rise up against them.

hands » The right hand » Place of power

Mark 14:62

And Jesus said, I am, and ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.

hands » Of the wicked, described as » Mischievous

Psalm 26:10

In whose hands are evil devices, and their right hand is full of bribes.

Micah 7:3

Both hands are for evil, to do it well. The prince asketh, and the judge is there for a reward; and the great man uttereth his soul's greed: and together they combine it.

hands » Were washed » Before eating

Mark 7:3

(for the Pharisees and all the Jews, unless they wash their hands diligently, do not eat, holding what has been delivered by the ancients;

Matthew 15:2

Why do thy disciples transgress what has been delivered by the ancients? for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.

hands » Operations of, mentioned » Striking

Mark 14:65

And some began to spit upon him, and cover up his face, and buffet him, and say to him, Prophesy; and the officers struck him with the palms of their hands.

hands » Imposition of, used in » Imparting the gifts of the holy ghost

Acts 8:17

Then they laid their hands upon them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

hands » Necessary members of the body

1 Corinthians 12:21

The eye cannot say to the hand, I have not need of thee; or again, the head to the feet, I have not need of you.

hands » Were washed » In token of innocency

Deuteronomy 21:6-7

And all the elders of that city, that are nearest unto him that is slain, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck is broken in the watercourse, and shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.

hands » Criminals often » Hung by

Lamentations 5:12

Princes were hanged up by their hand; the faces of elders were not honoured.

hands » Many alike expert with both

1 Chronicles 12:2

armed with bows, using both the right hand and the left with stones and with arrows on the bow; they were of Saul's brethren of Benjamin:

hands » Illustrative » (shut,) of illiberality

Deuteronomy 15:7

If there be amongst you a poor man, any one of thy brethren in one of thy gates, in thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy brother in need;

hands » The right hand » Of healed leper touched with oil

Leviticus 14:28

And the priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot, upon the place of the blood of the trespass-offering.

hands » Were washed » After touching an unclean person

Leviticus 15:11

And whomsoever he toucheth who hath the flux and hath not rinsed his hands in water he shall wash his garments, and bathe in water, and be unclean until the even.

hands » The right hand » Signet worn on

Jeremiah 22:24

As I live, saith Jehovah, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, were a signet upon my right hand, yet will I pluck thee thence;

hands » Were lifted up » In blessing

Leviticus 9:22

And Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them, and came down after the offering of the sin-offering, and the burnt-offering, and the peace-offering.

hands » Illustrative » (lifted up against another,) of rebellion

2 Samuel 20:21

The matter is not so; but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David: give up him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said to Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.

hands » Criminals often » Bound by

hands » The right hand » Given in token of friendship

Galatians 2:9

and recognising the grace given to me, James and Cephas and John, who were conspicuous as being pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship, that we should go to the nations, and they to the circumcision;

hands » Imposition of, a first principle of the doctrine of Christ

Hebrews 6:1-2

Wherefore, leaving the word of the beginning of the Christ, let us go on to what belongs to full growth, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and faith in God, of the doctrine of washings, and of imposition of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment;

hands » The jews eat with

Matthew 26:23

But he answering said, He that dips his hand with me in the dish, he it is who shall deliver me up.

hands » God strengthens

Genesis 49:24

But his bow abideth firm, And the arms of his hands are supple By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob. From thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:

hands » Right hand, illustrative » (cutting off,) of extreme self-denial

Matthew 5:30

And if thy right hand be a snare to thee, cut it off and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.

hands » Imposition of, used in » Setting apart the levites

Numbers 8:10

And thou shalt bring the Levites before Jehovah; and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites.

hands » Criminals often » Mutilated

Judges 1:6-7

Ado'ni-be'zek fled; but they pursued him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. And Ado'ni-be'zek said, "Seventy kings with their thumbs and their great toes cut off used to pick up scraps under my table; as I have done, so God has requited me." And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.

hands » Custom of domestics pouring water upon, alluded to

2 Kings 3:11

And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah that we may inquire of Jehovah by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.

hands » Right hand, illustrative » (withdrawn,) of support withheld

Psalm 74:11

Why withdrawest thou thy hand, and thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom: consume them.

hands » Right hand, illustrative » (full of bribes,) of corruption

Psalm 26:10

In whose hands are evil devices, and their right hand is full of bribes.

hands » Were lifted up » In praise

hands » The right hand » Sworn by

Isaiah 62:8

Jehovah hath sworn by his right hand and by the arm of his strength, I will indeed no more give thy corn to be food for thine enemies; and the sons of the alien shall not drink thy new wine, for which thou hast laboured;

hands » Servants directed by movements of

Psalm 123:2

Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are directed to Jehovah our God, until he be gracious unto us.

hands » Of the wicked, described as » Ensnaring to themselves

Psalm 9:16

Jehovah is known by the judgment he hath executed: the wicked is ensnared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.

hands » Kissed in idolatrous worship

Job 31:27

And my heart have been secretly enticed, so that my mouth kissed my hand:

hands » Distinguished as » The right

Acts 3:7

And having taken hold of him by the right hand he raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones were made strong.

hands » God makes impotent

Job 5:12

He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, and their hands carry not out the enterprise.

Murder » Defiles the » hands

Isaiah 59:3

For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips speak lies, your tongue muttereth unrighteousness:

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Angels Hands

Ezekiel 1:8

And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings:

Christ's Hands

Matthew 14:31

And immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught hold of him, and says to him, O thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt?

Cutting Off Hands And Feet

Matthew 5:30

And if thy right hand be a snare to thee, cut it off and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.

Given Into One's Hands

Jeremiah 38:5

And king Zedekiah said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he that can do a thing against you.

God's Hands In Opposition

Job 13:21

Withdraw thy hand far from me; and let not thy terror make me afraid:

God's Hands On People

Ezekiel 1:3

the word of Jehovah came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of Jehovah was there upon him.

God's Hands Stretched Out

Isaiah 14:26

This is the counsel which is purposed concerning the whole earth; and this is the hand which is stretched out upon all the nations.

Hands On Heads

Jeremiah 2:37

Thou shalt indeed go forth from her with thy hands upon thy head; for Jehovah hath rejected those thou confidest in, and thou shalt not prosper by them.

Idle Hands

Proverbs 6:10

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!

Laying Hands On Sacrifices

Exodus 29:10

And thou shalt present the bullock before the tent of meeting; and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock;

Laying On Hands For The Holy Spirit

Deuteronomy 34:9

And Joshua the son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands upon him; and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

Laying On Hands To Commission

Numbers 8:10

And thou shalt bring the Levites before Jehovah; and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites.

Laying On Hands To Heal

2 Kings 4:34

And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands, and bent over him; and the flesh of the child grew warm.

Not Given Into One's Hands

Psalm 31:8

And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large place.

Shaking Hands

Job 17:3

Lay down now a pledge, be thou surety for me with thyself: who is he that striketh hands with me?

To Be Given Into One's Hands

1 Samuel 14:37

And Saul inquired of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou give them into the hand of Israel? But he did not answer him that day.

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