'Especially' in the Bible

Egypt is at your disposal, so settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land! Let them live in the Goshen territory. If you learn that any of them are especially skilled, put them in charge of my livestock."

Then the priest is to examine it after the contagion has been washed. If the contagion hasn't changed in appearance, even though the contagion hasn't spread, it's unclean. Incinerate it. It's a fungal infection, especially if the infection is on its exposed side.

"Don't take a pair of millstones, especially the upper millstone, as collateral for a loan, because this means taking a man's livelihood.

Jonadab advised him, "Lie down and pretend to be sick. When your father visits you, ask him, "Please let my sister Tamar come and give me something to eat that she prepares especially for me, and after she makes dinner for me, let her feed it to me personally.'"

So Amnon lay down and pretended to be sick. When the king came to visit him, Amnon asked the king, "Please let my sister Tamar come and make some of her bread especially for me, so she can feed it to me personally."

Tamar went to her brother Amnon's home, where he was lying down. She brought along some dough, kneaded it, prepared some cakes especially for him, baked them,

Ahab complained to Jezebel about everything that Elijah had done, especially the part about him killing all the prophets of Baal with a sword.

Nevertheless, the Lord was unwilling to destroy David's dynasty because of the covenant that he had made with David, especially since he had promised to give him and to his sons the reigning presence of an heir forever.

He wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed it with the king's signet ring. He sent the letters by couriers on horseback, riding steeds especially bred for the king.

"Surely he won't stretch his hand against the needy, will he, especially if they cry to him in their calamity?

I have become an object of reproach to all my enemies, especially to my neighbors. I have become an object of fear to my friends, and whoever sees me outside runs away from me.

Let the lying lips be made still, especially those who speak arrogantly against the righteous with pride and contempt.

And who knows whether he will be wise or foolish? Either way, he will take possession of everything that I have done on earth, especially where I have excelled. This also is pointless.

I advise doing what the king says, especially regarding an oath to God.

I observed all this, and carefully considered everything that is undertaken on earth, especially the time when someone dominates another to his detriment.

Is that when you'll say, "I'm God' to the face of those who will be killing you? After all, you're a man, and have never been a god, especially when you're under the control of those who will defile you!

All sinners among my people will die by the sword, especially all who are saying, "Disaster will not come upon or conquer us!'"

At the same time, I'll punish every idol worshipper, especially those who are filling their master's temple with violence and deceit.

Now when those who had been taking care of the pigs ran away, they came into the city and reported everything, especially what had happened to the demon-possessed men.

But go and tell his disciples especially Peter that Jesus is going ahead of you to Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you."

Some of them were persuaded and began to be associated with Paul and Silas, especially a large crowd of devout Greeks and the wives of many prominent men.

They were especially sorrowful because of what he had said that they would never see his face again. Then they took him to the ship.

I have nothing reliable to write our Sovereign about him, so I have brought him to all of you, and especially to you, King Agrippa, so that I will have something to write after he is cross-examined.

since you are especially familiar with all the Jewish customs and controversies. I beg you, therefore, to listen patiently to me.

I say to those who are unmarried, especially to widows: It is good for them to remain like me.

Keep on pursuing love, and keep on desiring spiritual gifts, especially the ability to prophesy.

Now I wish that all of you could speak in foreign languages, but especially that you could prophesy. The person who prophesies is more important than the person who speaks in a foreign language, unless he interprets it so that the church may be built up.

For this is what we boast about: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world with pure motives and godly sincerity, without earthly wisdom but with God's grace especially toward you.

So then, whenever we have the opportunity, let's practice doing good to everyone, especially to the family of faith.

Therefore, I am especially eager to send him so that you may have the joy of seeing him again, and so that I may feel relieved.

All the saints, especially those of the emperor's household, greet you.

Give my greetings to the brothers in Laodicea, especially to Nympha and the church that is in her house.

If anyone does not take care of his own relatives, especially his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

Elders who handle their duties well should be considered worthy of double compensation, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

When you come, bring the coat I left with Carpus in Troas, as well as the scrolls and especially the parchments.

For there are many people who are rebellious, especially those who are converts from Judaism. They speak utter nonsense and deceive people.

16no longer as a slave but better than a slave as a dear brother, especially to me, but even more so to you, both as a person and as a believer.

Therefore, having so vast a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, and throwing off everything that hinders us and especially the sin that so easily entangles us, let us keep running with endurance the race set before us,

Let marriage be kept honorable in every way, and the marriage bed undefiled. For God will judge those who commit sexual sins, especially those who commit adultery.

I especially ask you to do this so that I may be brought back to you sooner.

especially those who satisfy their flesh by indulging in its passions and who despise authority.

Dear friend, you are faithful in whatever you do for the brothers, especially when they are strangers.