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מִצְוָה

mits.vahH4687

commandment

Used 182 times in the tagged text.

What it means

  • commandment
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • 1) commandment
  • 1a) commandment (of man)
  • 1b) the commandment (of God)
  • 1c) commandment (of code of wisdom)

Same idea, other words · Law and commandment

Torah means instruction before it means law. The Bible also speaks of statutes and commandments, and Paul's use of nomos has to be read in each context.

Where it appears

  • Genesis1
  • Exodus4
  • Leviticus10
  • Numbers5
  • Deuteronomy44
  • Joshua3
  • Judges2
  • 1 Samuel1
  • 1 Kings12
  • 2 Kings8
  • 1 Chronicles3
  • 2 Chronicles19
  • Ezra4
  • Nehemiah14
  • Esther1
  • Job1
  • Psalms26
  • Proverbs10
  • Ecclesiastes2
  • Isaiah3
  • Jeremiah5
  • Daniel2
  • Malachi2

Every use · 101–150 of 182 · BSB

  1. 2 Chronicles 24:20מִצְוֹ֤ת[the] commandments of

    Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’”

  2. 2 Chronicles 24:21בְּמִצְוַ֣תby [the] command of

    But they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD.

  3. 2 Chronicles 29:15כְמִצְוַת־according to [the] command of

    When they had assembled their brothers and consecrated themselves, they went in to cleanse the house of the LORD, according to the command of the king by the words of the LORD.

  4. 2 Chronicles 29:25בְּמִצְוַ֥תby [the] command of

    Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets.

  5. 2 Chronicles 29:25הַמִּצְוָ֖הthe commandment

    Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets.

  6. 2 Chronicles 30:6וּכְמִצְוַ֥תand according to [the] command of

    So the couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the king and his officials, which read: “Children of Israel, return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that He may return to those of you who remain, who have escaped the grasp of the kings of Assyria.

  7. 2 Chronicles 30:12מִצְוַ֥ת[the] command of

    Moreover, the power of God was on the people in Judah to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and his officials according to the word of the LORD.

  8. 2 Chronicles 31:21וּבַמִּצְוָ֔הand in the commandment

    He was diligent in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law and the commandments, in order to seek his God. And so he prospered.

  9. 2 Chronicles 34:31מִצְוֹתָיו֙commandments his

    So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of this covenant that were written in this book.

  10. 2 Chronicles 35:10כְּמִצְוַ֥תaccording to [the] command of

    So the service was prepared; the priests stood in their places and the Levites in their divisions according to the king’s command.

  11. 2 Chronicles 35:15כְּמִצְוַ֤תaccording to [the] command of

    The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their position, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them.

  12. 2 Chronicles 35:16כְּמִצְוַ֖תaccording to [the] command of

    So on that day the entire service of the LORD was carried out for celebrating the Passover and offering burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD, according to the command of King Josiah.

  13. Ezra 7:11מִצְוֹת־[the] commandments of

    This is the text of the letter King Artaxerxes had given to Ezra the priest and scribe, an expert in the commandments and statutes of the LORD to Israel:

  14. Ezra 9:10מִצְוֹתֶֽיךָcommandments your

    And now, our God, what can we say after this? For we have forsaken the commandments

  15. Ezra 9:14מִצְוֹתֶ֔יךָcommandments your

    shall we again break Your commandments and intermarry with the peoples who commit these abominations? Would You not become so angry with us as to wipe us out, leaving no remnant or survivor?

  16. Ezra 10:3בְּמִצְוַ֣תat [the] commandment of

    So now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all the foreign wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the command of our God. Let it be done according to the Law.

  17. Nehemiah 1:5מִצְוֹתָֽיו<of> commandments his

    Then I said: “O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments,

  18. Nehemiah 1:7הַמִּצְוֹ֗תthe commandments

    We have behaved corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that You gave Your servant Moses.

  19. Nehemiah 1:9מִצְוֹתַ֔יcommandments my

    but if you return to Me and keep and practice My commandments, then even if your exiles have been banished to the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for My Name.’

  20. Nehemiah 9:13וּמִצְוֹ֖תand commandments

    You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just ordinances, true laws, and good statutes and commandments.

  21. Nehemiah 9:14וּמִצְו֤וֹתand commandments

    You revealed to them Your holy Sabbath and gave them commandments and statutes and laws through Your servant Moses.

  22. Nehemiah 9:16מִצְוֹתֶֽיךָcommandments your

    But they and our fathers became arrogant and stiff-necked and did not obey Your commandments.

  23. Nehemiah 9:29לְמִצְוֹתֶ֙יךָ֙to commandments your

    You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They stubbornly shrugged their shoulders; they stiffened their necks and would not obey.

  24. Nehemiah 9:34מִצְוֹתֶ֔יךָcommandments your

    Our kings and leaders and priests and fathers did not obey Your law or listen to Your commandments and warnings that You gave them.

  25. Nehemiah 10:29מִצְוֹת֙[the] commandments of

    hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to carefully obey all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.

  26. Nehemiah 10:32מִצְוֹ֔תcommandments

    We also place ourselves under the obligation to contribute a third of a shekel yearly for the service of the house of our God:

  27. Nehemiah 11:23מִצְוַ֥ת[the] commandment of

    For there was a command from the king concerning the singers, an ordinance regulating their daily activities.

  28. Nehemiah 12:24בְּמִצְוַ֖תby [the] commandment of

    The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.

  29. Nehemiah 12:45כְּמִצְוַ֥תaccording to [the] command of

    They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed.

  30. Nehemiah 13:5מִצְוַת֙[the] commandment of

    and had prepared for Tobiah a large room where they had previously stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the temple articles, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and oil prescribed for the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, along with the contributions for the priests.

  31. Esther 3:3מִצְוַ֥ת[the] commandment of

    Then the royal servants at the king’s gate asked Mordecai, “Why do you disobey the command of the king?”

  32. Job 23:12מִצְוַ֣ת[the] commandment of

    I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.

  33. Psalms 19:8מִצְוַ֥ת[the] commandment of

    The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.

  34. Psalms 78:7וּמִצְוֹתָ֥יוand commandments his

    that they should put their confidence in God, not forgetting His works, but keeping His commandments.

  35. Psalms 89:31וּ֝מִצְוֹתַ֗יand commandments my

    if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments,

  36. Psalms 112:1בְּ֝מִצְוֹתָ֗יוin commandments his

    Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.

  37. Psalms 119:6מִצְוֹתֶֽיךָcommandments your

    Then I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments.

  38. Psalms 119:10מִמִּצְוֹתֶֽיךָfrom commandments your

    With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.

  39. Psalms 119:19מִצְוֹתֶֽיךָcommandments your

    I am a stranger on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me.

  40. Psalms 119:21מִמִּצְוֹתֶֽיךָfrom commandments your

    You rebuke the arrogant— the cursed who stray from Your commandments.

  41. Psalms 119:32מִצְוֹתֶ֥יךָcommandments your

    I run in the path of Your commandments, for You will enlarge my heart.

  42. Psalms 119:35מִצְוֹתֶ֑יךָcommandments your

    Direct me in the path of Your commandments, for there I find delight.

  43. Psalms 119:47בְּמִצְוֹתֶ֗יךָin commandments your

    I delight in Your commandments because I love them.

  44. Psalms 119:48מִ֭צְוֹתֶיךָcommandments your

    I lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love, and I meditate on Your statutes.

  45. Psalms 119:60מִצְוֹתֶֽיךָcommandments your

    I hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments.

  46. Psalms 119:66בְמִצְוֹתֶ֣יךָin commandments your

    Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in Your commandments.

  47. Psalms 119:73מִצְוֹתֶֽיךָcommandments your

    Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments.

  48. Psalms 119:86מִצְוֹתֶ֥יךָcommandments your

    All Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause—help me!

  49. Psalms 119:96מִצְוָתְךָ֣commandment your

    I have seen a limit to all perfection, but Your commandment is without limit.

  50. Psalms 119:98מִצְוֹתֶ֑ךָcommandments your

    Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me.

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