Hebrew word · H3513
כָּבֵד
kabed
honour
Appears 113 times in 106 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.
Where it appears
Genesis · 3
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Genesis 18:20 כָבְדָ֖ה it is heavy
Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous,
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Genesis 34:19 נִכְבָּ֔ד [was] honored
The young man, who was the most respected of all his father’s household, did not hesitate to fulfill this request, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter.
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Genesis 48:10 כָּבְד֣וּ they were heavy
Now Israel’s eyesight was poor because of old age; he could hardly see. Joseph brought his sons to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.
Exodus · 10
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Exodus 5:9 תִּכְבַּ֧ד let it be heavy
Make the work harder on the men so they will be occupied and pay no attention to these lies.”
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Exodus 8:15 וְהַכְבֵּד֙ and he made heavy
When Pharaoh saw that there was relief, however, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.
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Exodus 8:32 וַיַּכְבֵּ֤ד and he made heavy
But Pharaoh hardened his heart this time as well, and he would not let the people go.
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Exodus 9:7 וַיִּכְבַּד֙ and it was unresponsive
Pharaoh sent officials and found that none of the livestock of the Israelites had died. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not let the people go.
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Exodus 9:34 וַיַּכְבֵּ֥ד and he made heavy
When Pharaoh saw that the rain and hail and thunder had ceased, he sinned again and hardened his heart—he and his officials.
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Exodus 10:1 הִכְבַּ֤דְתִּי I have made heavy
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials, that I may perform these miraculous signs of Mine among them,
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Exodus 14:4 וְאִכָּבְדָ֤ה and I will gain honor
And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart so that he will pursue them. But I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD.” So this is what the Israelites did.
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Exodus 14:17 וְאִכָּבְדָ֤ה and I will gain honor
And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. Then I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army and chariots and horsemen.
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Exodus 14:18 בְּהִכָּבְדִ֣י when gain honor I
The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I am honored through Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”
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Exodus 20:12 כַּבֵּ֥ד honor
Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
Leviticus · 1
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Leviticus 10:3 אֶכָּבֵ֑ד I will gain glory
Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.
Numbers · 6
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Numbers 22:15 וְנִכְבָּדִ֖ים and honored
Then Balak sent other princes, more numerous and more distinguished than the first messengers.
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Numbers 22:17 כַבֵּ֤ד אֲכַבֶּדְךָ֙ surely <honor>, I will honor you
for I will honor you richly and do whatever you say. So please come and put a curse on this people for me!’”
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Numbers 22:37 כַּבְּדֶֽךָ׃ to honor you
And he said to Balaam, “Did I not send you an urgent summons? Why did you not come to me? Am I really not able to reward you richly?”
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Numbers 24:11 כַּבֵּ֣ד אֲכַבֶּדְךָ֔ surely <honor>, I will honor you
Therefore, flee at once to your home! I said I would reward you richly, but instead the LORD has denied your reward.”
Deuteronomy · 2
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Deuteronomy 5:16 כַּבֵּ֤ד honor
Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
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Deuteronomy 28:58 הַנִּכְבָּ֤ד <the> glorious
If you are not careful to observe all the words of this law which are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name—the LORD your God—
Judges · 4
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Judges 1:35 וַתִּכְבַּד֙ and it was heavy
And the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. But when the house of Joseph grew in strength, they pressed the Amorites into forced labor.
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Judges 9:9 יְכַבְּד֥וּ people honor
But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’
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Judges 13:17 וְכִבַּדְנֽוּךָ׃ and we will honor you
Then Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, “What is your name, so that we may honor you when your word comes to pass?”
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Judges 20:34 כָּבֵ֑דָה it was heavy
Then 10,000 select men from all Israel made a frontal assault against Gibeah, and the battle was fierce. But the Benjamites did not realize that disaster was upon them.
1 Samuel · 11
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1 Samuel 2:29 וַתְּכַבֵּ֤ד and you honor
Why then do you kick at My sacrifice and offering that I have prescribed for My dwelling place? You have honored your sons more than Me by fattening yourselves with the best of all the offerings of My people Israel.’
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1 Samuel 2:30 מְכַבְּדַ֥י אֲכַבֵּ֖ד [those who] honor me, I will honor
Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who despise Me will be disdained.
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1 Samuel 5:6 וַתִּכְבַּ֧ד and it was heavy
Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity, ravaging them and afflicting them with tumors.
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1 Samuel 5:11 כָּבְדָ֥ה it was heavy
Then the Ekronites called together all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel. It must return to its place, so that it will not kill us and our people!” For a deadly confusion had pervaded the city; the hand of God was very heavy upon it.
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1 Samuel 6:6 תְכַבְּדוּ֙ כִּבְּד֛וּ will you harden, they hardened
Why harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened theirs? When He afflicted them, did they not send the people out so they could go on their way?
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1 Samuel 9:6 נִכְבָּ֔ד [is] honored
“Look,” said the servant, “in this city there is a man of God who is highly respected; everything he says surely comes to pass. Let us go there now. Perhaps he will tell us which way to go.”
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1 Samuel 15:30 כַּבְּדֵ֥נִי honor me
“I have sinned,” Saul replied. “Please honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel. Come back with me, so that I may worship the LORD your God.”
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1 Samuel 22:14 וְנִכְבָּ֥ד and honored
Ahimelech answered the king, “Who among all your servants is as faithful as David, the king’s son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguard and honored in your house?
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1 Samuel 31:3 וַתִּכְבַּ֤ד and it was heavy
When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.
2 Samuel · 6
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2 Samuel 6:20 נִּכְבַּ֨ד he has honored himself
When David returned home to bless his own household, Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today!” she said. “He has uncovered himself today in the sight of the maidservants of his subjects, like a vulgar person would do.”
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2 Samuel 6:22 אִכָּבֵֽדָה׃ I will be honored
and I will humiliate and humble myself even more than this. Yet I will be honored by the maidservants of whom you have spoken.”
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2 Samuel 10:3 הַֽמְכַבֵּ֨ד ¿ honoring
the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Has not David instead sent his servants to explore the city, spy it out, and overthrow it?”
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2 Samuel 13:25 נִכְבַּ֖ד we will be heavy
“No, my son,” the king replied, “we should not all go, or we would be a burden to you.” Although Absalom urged him, he was not willing to go, but gave him his blessing.
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2 Samuel 23:19 נִכְבָּ֔ד [was he] honored
Was he not more honored than the Three? And he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three.
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2 Samuel 23:23 נִכְבָּ֔ד [he was] honored
He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.
1 Kings · 2
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1 Kings 12:10 הִכְבִּ֣יד he made heavy
The young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you must make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!
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1 Kings 12:14 הִכְבִּ֣יד he made heavy
and spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.”
2 Kings · 1
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2 Kings 14:10 הִכָּבֵד֙ be honored
You have indeed defeated Edom, and your heart has become proud. Glory in that and stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”
1 Chronicles · 5
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1 Chronicles 4:9 נִכְבָּ֖ד honored
Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”
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1 Chronicles 10:3 וַתִּכְבַּ֤ד and it was heavy
When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him.
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1 Chronicles 11:21 נִכְבָּ֔ד [he was] honored
He was doubly honored above the Three, and he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three.
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1 Chronicles 11:25 נִכְבָּד֙ [was] honored
He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.
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1 Chronicles 19:3 הַֽמְכַבֵּ֨ד ¿ [is] honoring
the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Have not his servants come to you to explore the land, spy it out, and overthrow it?”
2 Chronicles · 3
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2 Chronicles 10:10 הִכְבִּ֣יד he made heavy
The young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you must make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!
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2 Chronicles 10:14 אַכְבִּיד֙ I will make heavy
and spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.”
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2 Chronicles 25:19 לְהַכְבִּ֑יד to become heavy
You have said, ‘Look, I have defeated Edom,’ and your heart has become proud and boastful. Now stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”
Nehemiah · 2
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Nehemiah 5:15 הִכְבִּ֣ידוּ they made heavy
The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people. But I did not do this, because of my fear of God.
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Nehemiah 5:18 כָֽבְדָ֥ה it was heavy
Each day one ox, six choice sheep, and some fowl were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine was provided. But I did not demand the food allotted to the governor, because the burden on the people was so heavy.
Job · 4
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Job 6:3 יִכְבָּ֑ד it will be heavy
For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas—no wonder my words have been rash.
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Job 14:21 יִכְבְּד֣וּ they are honored
If his sons receive honor, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he is unaware.
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Job 23:2 כָּבְדָ֥ה it is heavy
“Even today my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning.
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Job 33:7 יִכְבָּֽד׃ it will be heavy
Surely no fear of me should terrify you; nor will my hand be heavy upon you.
Psalms · 11
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Psalm 15:4 יְכַבֵּ֑ד he honors
who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,
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Psalm 22:23 כַּבְּד֑וּהוּ honor him
You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!
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Psalm 32:4 תִּכְבַּ֥ד it was heavy
For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah
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Psalm 38:4 יִכְבְּד֥וּ they are [too] heavy
For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear.
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Psalm 50:15 וּֽתְכַבְּדֵֽנִי׃ and you will honor me
Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
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Psalm 50:23 יְֽכַ֫בְּדָ֥נְנִי he honors me
He who sacrifices a thank offering honors Me, and to him who rightly orders his way, I will show the salvation of God.”
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Psalm 86:9 וִֽיכַבְּד֣וּ so they may glorify
All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.
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Psalm 86:12 וַאֲכַבְּדָ֖ה and I will glorify
I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify Your name forever.
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Psalm 87:3 נִ֭כְבָּדוֹת glorious [things]
Glorious things are ascribed to you, O city of God. Selah
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Psalm 91:15 וַֽאֲכַבְּדֵֽהוּ׃ and I will honor him
When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
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Psalm 149:8 וְ֝נִכְבְּדֵיהֶ֗ם and honored [people] their
to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron,
Proverbs · 7
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Proverbs 3:9 כַּבֵּ֣ד honor
Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;
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Proverbs 4:8 תְּ֝כַבֵּ֗דְךָ she will honor you
Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.
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Proverbs 8:24 נִכְבַּדֵּי־ abounding of
When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth, when no springs were overflowing with water.
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Proverbs 12:9 מִ֝מְּתַכַּבֵּ֗ד more than [one who] honors himself
Better to be lightly esteemed yet have a servant, than to be self-important but lack food.
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Proverbs 13:18 יְכֻבָּֽד׃ he is honored
Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds correction is honored.
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Proverbs 14:31 וּ֝מְכַבְּד֗וֹ and [is] honoring him
Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
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Proverbs 27:18 יְכֻבָּֽד׃ he will be honored
Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.
Isaiah · 20
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Isaiah 3:5 בַּנִּכְבָּֽד׃ in the honored
The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.
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Isaiah 6:10 הַכְבֵּ֖ד make heavy
Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
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Isaiah 9:1 הִכְבִּ֑יד he will make honored
Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:
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Isaiah 23:8 נִכְבַּדֵּי־ [were the] honored [people] of
Who planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose traders are princes, whose merchants are renowned on the earth?
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Isaiah 23:9 נִכְבַּדֵּי־ [the] honored [people] of
The LORD of Hosts planned it, to defile all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the renowned of the earth.
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Isaiah 24:15 כַּבְּד֣וּ glorify
Therefore glorify the LORD in the east. Extol the name of the LORD, the God of Israel in the islands of the sea.
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Isaiah 24:20 וְכָבַ֤ד and it will be heavy
The earth staggers like a drunkard and sways like a shack. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down, and it falls, never to rise again.
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Isaiah 25:3 יְכַבְּד֣וּךָ they will honor you
Therefore, a strong people will honor You. The cities of ruthless nations will revere You.
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Isaiah 26:15 נִכְבָּ֑דְתָּ you have gained glory
You have enlarged the nation, O LORD; You have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for Yourself; You have extended all the borders of the land.
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Isaiah 29:13 כִּבְּד֔וּנִי they have honored me
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.
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Isaiah 43:4 נִכְבַּ֖דְתָּ you are honored
Because you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you and nations in place of your life.
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Isaiah 43:20 תְּכַבְּדֵ֙נִי֙ it honors me
The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people.
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Isaiah 43:23 כִבַּדְתָּ֑נִי you have honored me
You have not brought Me sheep for burnt offerings, nor honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with offerings, nor wearied you with frankincense.
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Isaiah 47:6 הִכְבַּ֥דְתְּ you made heavy
I was angry with My people; I profaned My heritage, and I placed them under your control. You showed them no mercy; even on the elderly you laid a most heavy yoke.
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Isaiah 49:5 וְאֶכָּבֵד֙ and I may be honored
And now says the LORD, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, to bring Jacob back to Him, that Israel might be gathered to Him—for I am honored in the sight of the LORD, and My God is My strength—
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Isaiah 58:13 מְכֻבָּ֔ד וְכִבַּדְתּוֹ֙ honorable, and you will honor it
If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words,
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Isaiah 59:1 כָבְדָ֥ה it is [too] heavy
Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.
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Isaiah 60:13 אֲכַבֵּֽד׃ I will glorify
The glory of Lebanon will come to you—its cypress, elm, and boxwood together—to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet.
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Isaiah 66:5 יִכְבַּ֣ד <he> will be honored
You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: “Your brothers who hate you and exclude you because of My name have said, ‘Let the LORD be glorified that we may see your joy!’ But they will be put to shame.”
Jeremiah · 1
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Jeremiah 30:19 וְהִכְבַּדְתִּ֖ים and I will make honored them
Thanksgiving will proceed from them, a sound of celebration. I will multiply them, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be belittled.
Lamentations · 2
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Lamentations 1:8 מְכַבְּדֶ֤יהָ [those who] honored her
Jerusalem has sinned greatly; therefore she has become an object of scorn. All who honored her now despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; she herself groans and turns away.
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Lamentations 3:7 הִכְבִּ֥יד he has made heavy
He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains.
Ezekiel · 3
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Ezekiel 27:25 וַֽתִּכְבְּדִ֛י and you were honored
The ships of Tarshish carried your merchandise. And you were filled with heavy cargo in the heart of the sea.
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Ezekiel 28:22 וְנִכְבַּדְתִּ֖י and I will gain glory
And you are to declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, and I will be glorified within you. They will know that I am the LORD when I execute judgments against her and demonstrate My holiness through her.
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Ezekiel 39:13 הִכָּ֣בְדִ֔י my glorifying myself
All the people of the land will bury them, and it will bring them renown on the day I display My glory, declares the Lord GOD.
Daniel · 2
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Daniel 11:38 יְכַבֵּ֑ד יְכַבֵּ֛ד he will honor
And in their place, he will honor a god of fortresses—a god his fathers did not know—with gold, silver, precious stones, and riches.
Nahum · 3
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Nahum 3:10 נִכְבַּדֶּ֙יהָ֙ honored [people] its
Yet she became an exile; she went into captivity. Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of every street. They cast lots for her dignitaries, and all her nobles were bound in chains.
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Nahum 3:15 הִתְכַּבֵּ֣ד הִֽתְכַּבְּדִ֖י make yourself numerous
There the fire will devour you; the sword will cut you down and consume you like a young locust. Make yourself many like the young locust; make yourself many like the swarming locust!
Habakkuk · 1
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Habakkuk 2:6 וּמַכְבִּ֥יד and [one who] makes heavy
Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’
Haggai · 1
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Haggai 1:8 וְאֶכָּבְדָ֖ה so let me be honored
Go up into the hills, bring down lumber, and build the house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified, says the LORD.
Zechariah · 1
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Zechariah 7:11 הִכְבִּ֥ידוּ they made heavy
But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.
Malachi · 1
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Malachi 1:6 יְכַבֵּ֥ד he honors
“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me?” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise My name. “But you ask, ‘How have we despised Your name?’
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