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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 · 151–182 of 182 · BSB

  1. Psalms 119:115מִצְוֹ֥ת[the] commandments of

    Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.

  2. Psalms 119:127מִצְוֹתֶ֑יךָcommandments your

    Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.

  3. Psalms 119:131לְמִצְוֹתֶ֣יךָfor commandments your

    I open my mouth and pant, longing for Your commandments.

  4. Psalms 119:143מִ֝צְוֹתֶ֗יךָcommandments your

    Trouble and distress have found me, but Your commandments are my delight.

  5. Psalms 119:151מִצְוֹתֶ֥יךָcommandments your

    You are near, O LORD, and all Your commandments are true.

  6. Psalms 119:166וּֽמִצְוֹתֶ֥יךָand commandments your

    I wait for Your salvation, O LORD, and I carry out Your commandments.

  7. Psalms 119:172מִצְוֹתֶ֣יךָcommandments your

    My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.

  8. Psalms 119:176מִ֝צְוֹתֶ֗יךָcommandments your

    I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.

  9. Proverbs 2:1וּ֝מִצְוֹתַ֗יand commandments my

    My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,

  10. Proverbs 3:1וּ֝מִצְוֹתַ֗יand commandments my

    My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;

  11. Proverbs 4:4מִצְוֹתַ֣יcommandments my

    he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.

  12. Proverbs 6:20מִצְוַ֣ת[the] commandment of

    My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.

  13. Proverbs 6:23מִ֭צְוָה[the] commandment

    For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,

  14. Proverbs 7:1וּ֝מִצְוֹתַ֗יand commandments my

    My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you.

  15. Proverbs 7:2מִצְוֹתַ֣יcommandments my

    Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.

  16. Proverbs 10:8מִצְוֹ֑תcommandments

    A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.

  17. Proverbs 13:13מִ֝צְוָ֗ה<of> a commandment

    He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.

  18. Proverbs 19:16מִ֭צְוָהa commandment

    He who keeps a commandment preserves his soul, but he who is careless in his ways will die.

  19. Ecclesiastes 8:5מִצְוָ֔הa command

    Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.

  20. Ecclesiastes 12:13מִצְוֹתָ֣יוcommandments his

    When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.

  21. Isaiah 29:13מִצְוַ֥תa commandment of

    Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.

  22. Isaiah 36:21מִצְוַ֨ת[was] [the] commandment of

    But the people remained silent and did not answer a word, for Hezekiah had commanded, “Do not answer him.”

  23. Isaiah 48:18לְמִצְוֹתָ֑יto commandments my

    If only you had paid attention to My commandments, your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like waves of the sea.

  24. Jeremiah 32:11הַמִּצְוָ֥הthe order

    Then I took the deed of purchase—the sealed copy with its terms and conditions, as well as the open copy—

  25. Jeremiah 35:14מִצְוַ֣ת[the] commandment of

    The words of Jonadab son of Rechab have been carried out. He commanded his sons not to drink wine, and they have not drunk it to this very day because they have obeyed the command of their forefather. But I have spoken to you again and again, and you have not obeyed Me!

  26. Jeremiah 35:16מִצְוַ֥ת[the] commandment of

    Yes, the sons of Jonadab son of Rechab carried out the command their forefather gave them, but these people have not listened to Me.

  27. Jeremiah 35:18מִצְוַ֖ת[the] commandment of

    Then Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites: “This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Because you have obeyed the command of your forefather Jonadab and have kept all his commandments and have done all that he charged you to do,

  28. Jeremiah 35:18מִצְוֹתָ֔יוcommandments his

    Then Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites: “This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Because you have obeyed the command of your forefather Jonadab and have kept all his commandments and have done all that he charged you to do,

  29. Daniel 9:4מִצְוֹתָֽיו<of> commandments his

    And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments,

  30. Daniel 9:5מִמִּצְוֹתֶ֖ךָfrom commandments your

    we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances.

  31. Malachi 2:1הַמִּצְוָ֥הthe commandment

    “And now this decree is for you, O priests:

  32. Malachi 2:4הַמִּצְוָ֣הthe commandment

    Then you will know that I have sent you this commandment so that My covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD of Hosts.

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