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עֶ֫בֶד

e.vedH5650

servant/slave

Used 799 times in the tagged text.

What it means

  • slave, servant
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • 1) slave, servant
  • 1a) slave, servant, man-servant
  • 1b) subjects
  • 1c) servants, worshippers (of God)
  • 1d) servant (in special sense as prophets, Levites etc)
  • 1e) servant (of Israel)
  • 1f) servant (as form of address between equals)
  • Aramaic equivalent: a.vad (עֲבַד "servant/slave" H5649)

Same idea, other words · Servant and slave

'Servant of the Lord' is a title of honor for Moses, David, the prophets and above all the Messiah. Translators render the same words 'servant' or 'slave' depending on context.

Where it appears

  • Genesis88
  • Exodus43
  • Leviticus9
  • Numbers11
  • Deuteronomy29
  • Joshua27
  • Judges6
  • 1 Samuel63
  • 2 Samuel106
  • 1 Kings76
  • 2 Kings58
  • 1 Chronicles27
  • 2 Chronicles44
  • Ezra5
  • Nehemiah22
  • Esther7
  • Job12
  • Psalms55
  • Proverbs10
  • Ecclesiastes4
  • Isaiah40
  • Jeremiah32
  • Lamentations1
  • Ezekiel8
  • Daniel7
  • Joel1
  • Amos1
  • Micah1
  • Haggai1
  • Zechariah3
  • Malachi2

Every use · 201–250 of 799 · BSB

  1. Joshua 14:7עֶֽבֶד־[the] servant of

    I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back to him an honest report.

  2. Joshua 18:7עֶ֥בֶד[the] servant of

    The Levites, however, have no portion among you, because their inheritance is the priesthood of the LORD. And Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received the inheritance that Moses the servant of the LORD gave them beyond the Jordan to the east.”

  3. Joshua 22:2עֶ֣בֶד[the] servant of

    and told them, “You have done all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and you have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you.

  4. Joshua 22:4עֶ֣בֶד[the] servant of

    And now that the LORD your God has given your brothers rest as He promised them, you may return to your homes in the land that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you across the Jordan.

  5. Joshua 22:5עֶֽבֶד־[the] servant of

    But be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you: to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”

  6. Joshua 24:17עֲבָדִ֑יםslaves

    For the LORD our God brought us and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and performed these great signs before our eyes. He also protected us throughout our journey and among all the nations through which we traveled.

  7. Joshua 24:29עֶ֣בֶד[the] servant of

    Some time later, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110.

  8. Judges 2:8עֶ֣בֶד[the] servant of

    And Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110.

  9. Judges 3:24וַעֲבָדָ֣יוand servants his

    After Ehud was gone, Eglon’s servants came in and found the doors of the upper room locked. “He must be relieving himself in the cool room,” they said.

  10. Judges 6:8עֲבָדִֽיםslaves

    He sent them a prophet, who told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I brought you up out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

  11. Judges 6:27מֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יוfrom servants his

    So Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the LORD had told him. But because he was too afraid of his father’s household and the men of the city, he did it by night rather than in the daytime.

  12. Judges 15:18עַבְדְּךָ֔servant your

    And being very thirsty, Samson cried out to the LORD, “You have accomplished this great deliverance through Your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”

  13. Judges 19:19עֲבָדֶ֑יךָservants your

    even though there is both straw and feed for our donkeys, and bread and wine for me and the maidservant and young man with me. There is nothing that we, your servants, lack.”

  14. 1 Samuel 3:9עַבְדֶּ֑ךָservant your

    “Go and lie down,” he said to Samuel, “and if He calls you, say, ‘Speak, LORD, for Your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

  15. 1 Samuel 3:10עַבְדֶּֽךָ פservant your

    Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.”

  16. 1 Samuel 8:14לַעֲבָדָֽיוto servants his

    He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his servants.

  17. 1 Samuel 8:15וְלַעֲבָדָֽיוand to servants his

    He will take a tenth of your grain and grape harvest and give it to his officials and servants.

  18. 1 Samuel 8:16עַבְדֵיכֶם֩[male] servants your

    And he will take your menservants and maidservants and your best cattle and donkeys and put them to his own use.

  19. 1 Samuel 8:17לַעֲבָדִֽים<into> servants

    He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.

  20. 1 Samuel 12:19עֲבָדֶ֛יךָservants your

    They pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for a king.”

  21. 1 Samuel 14:41עַבְדְּךָservant your

    So Saul said to the LORD, the God of Israel, “Why have You not answered Your servant this day? If the fault is with me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim; but if the fault is with the men of Israel, respond with Thummim.” And Jonathan and Saul were selected, but the people were cleared of the charge.

  22. 1 Samuel 16:15עַבְדֵֽי־[the] servants of

    Saul’s servants said to him, “Surely a spirit of distress from God is tormenting you.

  23. 1 Samuel 16:16עֲבָדֶ֣יךָservants your

    Let our lord command your servants here to seek out someone who can skillfully play the harp. Whenever the spirit of distress from God is upon you, he is to play it, and you will be well.”

  24. 1 Samuel 16:17עֲבָדָ֑יוservants his

    And Saul commanded his servants, “Find me someone who plays well, and bring him to me.”

  25. 1 Samuel 17:8עֲבָדִ֣יםservants

    And Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and array yourselves for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose one of your men and have him come down against me.

  26. 1 Samuel 17:9לַעֲבָדִ֑ים<into> slaves

    If he is able to fight me and kill me, then we will be your servants. But if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall be our servants and labor for us.”

  27. 1 Samuel 17:9לַעֲבָדִ֔ים<into> slaves

    If he is able to fight me and kill me, then we will be your servants. But if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall be our servants and labor for us.”

  28. 1 Samuel 17:32עַבְדְּךָ֣servant your

    And David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail on account of this Philistine. Your servant will go and fight him!”

  29. 1 Samuel 17:34עַבְדְּךָ֛servant your

    David replied, “Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep, and whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock,

  30. 1 Samuel 17:36עַבְדֶּ֑ךָservant your

    Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”

  31. 1 Samuel 17:58עַבְדְּךָ֥servant your

    “Whose son are you, young man?” asked Saul. “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem,” David replied.

  32. 1 Samuel 18:5עַבְדֵ֥י[the] servants of

    So David marched out and prospered in everything Saul sent him to do, and Saul set him over the men of war. And this was pleasing in the sight of all the people, and of Saul’s officers as well.

  33. 1 Samuel 18:22עֲבָדָ֗יוservants his

    Then Saul ordered his servants, “Speak to David privately and tell him, ‘Behold, the king is pleased with you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore, become his son-in-law.’”

  34. 1 Samuel 18:22עֲבָדָ֖יוservants his

    Then Saul ordered his servants, “Speak to David privately and tell him, ‘Behold, the king is pleased with you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore, become his son-in-law.’”

  35. 1 Samuel 18:23עַבְדֵ֤י[the] servants of

    But when Saul’s servants relayed these words to David, he replied, “Does it seem trivial in your sight to be the son-in-law of the king? I am a poor man and lightly esteemed.”

  36. 1 Samuel 18:24עַבְדֵ֥י[the] servants of

    And the servants told Saul what David had said.

  37. 1 Samuel 18:26עֲבָדָ֤יוservants his

    When the servants reported these terms to David, he was pleased to become the king’s son-in-law. Before the wedding day arrived,

  38. 1 Samuel 18:30עַבְדֵ֣י[the] servants of

    Every time the Philistine commanders came out for battle, David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers, so that his name was highly esteemed.

  39. 1 Samuel 19:1עֲבָדָ֔יוservants his

    Then Saul ordered his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Jonathan delighted greatly in David,

  40. 1 Samuel 19:4בְּעַבְדּ֣וֹagainst servant his

    Then Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul and said to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David; he has not sinned against you. In fact, his actions have been highly beneficial to you.

  41. 1 Samuel 20:7לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ[belongs] to servant your

    If he says, ‘Good,’ then your servant is safe, but if he is enraged, you will know he has evil intentions.

  42. 1 Samuel 20:8עַבְדֶּ֔ךָservant your

    Therefore deal faithfully with your servant, for you have brought me into a covenant with you before the LORD. If there is iniquity in me, then kill me yourself; why should you bring me to your father?”

  43. 1 Samuel 20:8עַבְדְּךָ֖servant your

    Therefore deal faithfully with your servant, for you have brought me into a covenant with you before the LORD. If there is iniquity in me, then kill me yourself; why should you bring me to your father?”

  44. 1 Samuel 21:7מֵעַבְדֵ֨יone of [the] servants of

    Now one of Saul’s servants was there that day, detained before the LORD. And his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief shepherd for Saul.

  45. 1 Samuel 21:11עַבְדֵ֤י[the] servants of

    But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Did they not sing about him in their dances, saying: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”

  46. 1 Samuel 21:14עֲבָדָ֑יוservants his

    Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you can see that the man is insane! Why have you brought him to me?

  47. 1 Samuel 22:6עֲבָדָ֖יוservants his

    Soon Saul learned that David and his men had been discovered. At that time Saul was in Gibeah, sitting under the tamarisk tree on the hill at Gibeah, with his spear in hand and all his servants standing around him.

  48. 1 Samuel 22:7לַֽעֲבָדָיו֙to servants his

    Then Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds?

  49. 1 Samuel 22:8עַבְדִּ֥יservant my

    Is that why all of you have conspired against me? Not one of you told me that my own son had made a covenant with the son of Jesse. Not one of you has shown concern for me or revealed to me that my son has stirred up my own servant to lie in wait against me, as is the case today.”

  50. 1 Samuel 22:9עַבְדֵֽי־[the] servants of

    But Doeg the Edomite, who had stationed himself with Saul’s servants, answered: “I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob.

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