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Leviticus 24:12–13

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And they put him in ward, that the mind of the Lord might be shewed them.
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
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  1. Exodus 18:15–16Rank 1 from verse 12
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    15And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to inquire of God:

    16When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.

  2. Numbers 15:34Rank 2 from verse 12
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    34And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him.

  3. Numbers 27:5Rank 3 from verse 12
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    5And Moses brought their cause before the Lord.

  4. Numbers 36:5–6Rank 4 from verse 12
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    5And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the Lord, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph hath said well.

    6This is the thing which the Lord doth command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry to whom they think best; only to the family of the tribe of their father shall they marry.

  5. Exodus 18:23Rank 5 from verse 12
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    23If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.

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Leviticus 24:12

COMBINED MEANING

put

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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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COMBINED MEANING

ward

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1. Guard, watch, duty, an assigned division, or the place or body keeping watch. 2. Joined to a direction or object, toward or in relation to it. 3. Custody or confinement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

mind

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Sense 1: The inward faculty and activity of understanding, thought, memory, attention, judgment, intention, purpose, desire, disposition, resolve, or consent; what one thinks, wills, regards, or sets attention upon. Sense 2: To mind is to attend to, regard, remember, purpose, or be disposed toward something.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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might

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Sense 1: Power or strength. Sense 2: An auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.

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shewed

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Past-tense or past-participial form of show (to reveal, declare, display, or make known).

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Leviticus 24:13

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spake

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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

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24:10¶ And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp;

24:11And the Israelitish woman’s son blasphemed the name of the Lord, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)

24:12And they put him in ward, that the mind of the Lord might be shewed them.

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24:13And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

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24:14Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.

24:15And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.

24:16And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the Lord, shall be put to death.

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