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'Ought' in the Bible

Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.

What Do You Do?Kings SummoningWe Have SinnedWhat Sin?

And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.

Love, And The WorldSexual Sin, Nature OfSorrowRapeNamed People Angry With Others

And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.

FidelityServants, GoodTrustworthinessBusiness EthicsBeauty, In MenSeeking FoodAuthority Delegated To PeopleHandsome Men

When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands:

BodyHerdsLimitations Of The BodyIndeterminate Sums Of MoneyShortage Other Than FoodThings Revealed

And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

Oppression, Examples OfNumbers ReducingNo Reduction

Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be diminished.

No Reduction

And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.

No ReductionTroubling Groups Of People

In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.

Passover lambBonesGospel, Confirmation OfPassoverBodies Of AnimalsNo Bones BrokenOutside The HouseMessianic Prophecies

And if a man borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good.

Being In DebtLendingRepaying DebtDuties To NeighboursBorrowingLosing Someone

And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy.

Burning SacrificesRemaining Offerings

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them:

Sin OfferingUnintentionalIgnorance of God

And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty;

CarelessnessUnintentional

And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

Clean ClothesUnclean Until EveningCarrying Other Loads

It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if ought remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire.

And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour's hand, ye shall not oppress one another:

Buying and sellingTradeWronging Other Peoplecheaterssales

And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof.

RedemptionTithes And OfferingValueGiving Backredeemed

Then it shall be, if ought be committed by ignorance without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bullock for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour unto the LORD, with his meat offering, and his drink offering, according to the manner, and one kid of the goats for a sin offering.

Congregationdrink offeringAnimal Sacrifices, BurntAnimal Sacrifices, Meal OfferingMale AnimalsMaking Cereal Offerings And LibationsRefreshing GodSacrificing CattleSacrificing GoatsUnintentional

But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

BanishmentdefianceHell, As Incentive To ActionIrreverencePresumptionExcommunicationInfidelity To GodMan's PurposesDeath Penalty For ViolenceThose To Be Cut Off From Israel

And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul;

Lipsimpulsiveness

Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.

Adding to the BibleCommands, in OTRespect, For God's CharacterRevelation, In NtWord Of GodAdditionsAdding To GodSubtracting From God

And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the LORD'S release.

Debtlent

I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away ought thereof for any unclean use, nor given ought thereof for the dead: but I have hearkened to the voice of the LORD my God, and have done according to all that thou hast commanded me.

NecromancyPollution ForbiddenNot MourningPaying Attention To GodSpiritism AvoidedTithes And Offering

There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.

God, Faithfulness OfGod's PromisesThe promises of GodPromises concerningPromisesfulfillment

Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.

The DeadPromises, HumanResigned To DeathAnother's Burial Place

And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand.

Fraud

And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness.

Appealing To GodThe Witness Of God

And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ought missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel.

SheepSheep ShearingLiving Together

Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart.

Not With PeopleDividing Plunder

And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.

PersuasionPromises, HumanTasteSunsetsVowing To Fast

And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.

Foolish People

And the king said, Whosoever saith ought unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.

Not Touching

And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:

SpokesmenTurning To Right And Left

And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.

Education, Examples OfGiving, Of TimeDiscernment, Nature OfSigns Of The TimesThe Number Two HundredGod's TimingGods Timing

Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.

election, responsibilities ofMinistry, Nature OfCarrying Holy Things

Ought ye not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?

Covenant, God's with Israel's priestsCovenant, God's with DavidGod’s Covenant With The LevitesGod's Covenant Is Everlastingcovenant

Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?

ReproachFear God!

Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.

GiftsGiving To GodVowsMaking VowsGod Is To Be Feared

Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;

People Rememberingthe Gifts of GodForgiving Others Who Hurt YouPurgatory

And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.

SuddenlyAddressing SomeoneGod's NeedsGod's Ownership Of Everything

And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;

Not Honouring Parents

And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.

SpittingSalivaLaying On Hands To HealEyes Cared ForThe Faculty Of Sight

But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:

AbominationsReadingSafetyUnderstandingThe Prophecy Towards JerusalemEscaping To Mountains

And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.

Days, Natural UsePharisees, Beliefs OfLegalismSix DaysAngry With ChristDoing One's WorkJesus HealingThe Sabbath And ChristJesus Healing On Sabbath

And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

daughtersCripplesevil, origins ofPainRescueSatan, Defeat OfSatan, Kingdom OfBindingSatan, Work Of15 To 20 YearsChildren Of AbrahamOn The SabbathJesus Healing On Sabbath

Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?

ForeknowledgeGospel, Historical Foundation OfForeknowledge Of Christ

Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.

SamaritansWorship, Places OfAncestorsHow To Worship God

Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?

Misunderstood TruthThe Disciples WordsPeople Providing Food

If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.

Foot washingExamples, Purpose OfClean FeetFeet In ActionCare Of FeetChrist Is LordDutyhealthcare

The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.

Death penaltyClaimsNecessitySonsDeath As PunishmentCalled Himself The ChristEffect Of The LawChild Of God

Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.

God, As SpiritFalse ReligionGoldSculptureSkillStonesEvolutionProofs Of God's ExistenceStone ItemsIdolatryDivineDivinityGodheadimaginationartistsimage

Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.

QuietnessRashnessSure KnowledgeDo Not Be Rashimpulsiveness

And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.

CustomPersecution, Forms OfUncircumcisionApostasy, Types OfMisteachingNecessity Of CircumcisionThe Gospel To Jew And Gentileapostasy

Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me.

People Accusing People

Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.

Roman CitizensStandingCourt SessionsIsrael HardenedJudgement Seat

And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.

Death As PunishmentIsrael Hardened

I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.

NecessityAccusations, Nt Legal SystemPeople Accusing People

And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.

Pride, Results OfThe Vanity Of Human KnowledgeDrawbacks To KnowledgeInformation Age

And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.

Joy, Of The ChurchOptimism

I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.

CommendationApostles, IdentficationFalse Teachers, Examples OfFoolish PeopleRelative GreatnessFalse ApostlesOutward CompulsionPraising Specific PeopleI Am Unimportant

That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.

Making The Message ClearBoldness

Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.

Commitment, to Godethics, incentives towardsAskingPleasing GodWatchfulness, Of LeadersBeing DevoutAbounding, Good ThingsGrowth In GraceLast WordsEncouraging One AnotherEncouraging Othersencouraginguplifting

For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;

discipleship, nature ofImitatingLaborImitating Good People

And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

BackbitingBusybodiesGossipHabitsIdlenessLeisure, Nature And Purpose OfRumoursSluggardsIdleness Leads ToMeddlingRecreationSloth, Leads ToNot Being StillNot StillMinding Your Own Businessgossiping

Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

ProfitsSelf IndulgenceSacrilegeMisteachingRelatives Also InvolvedDishonestyFamiliesvulnerability

If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;

Cancelling DebtsPeople Actually Doing EvilDebt

Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.

Backsliding, CausesFaith, As A Body Of Beliefsdoubt, results ofWatchfulness, Of BelieversTaking HeedResponsible To Warnattention

And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

NecessityAtoning By SacrificesOffering Sacrifices

For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.

NeedElementsChildishnessSpiritual VitalityTeachersTeachingSpiritual ImmaturityTeaching In The ChurchBeginning To TeachStaying Strong And Not Giving UpEating MeatMaturity

Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

BlessedCursingAbusive MarriagesBlessing And CurseUngodly CursingThe TongueBlessing OthersSwearingcurses

Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

ConsistencyHoliness Of The SaintsHoliness, Purpose OfLast ThingsSaintsDestruction Of The WorldWhat Manner?Holiness

We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.

Fellow WorkersWorking Together

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
δεῖ 
Dei 
must , ought , must needs , should , , vr ought
Usage: 72

מאוּמה 
M@uwmah 
Usage: 32

ממכּר 
Mimkar 
that ... sold , sale , that which cometh of the sale , ought , ware , sold
Usage: 10

ὀφείλω ὀφειλέω 
Opheilo 
ought , owe , be bound , be duty , be a debtor , be guilty , be indebted ,
Usage: 24

τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 373

χρή 
Chre 
Usage: 1

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