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Speaking [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. The act of uttering words; discourse.

2. In colleges, public declamation.

Speaking [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Uttering words; discoursing; talking.

Speaking [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Uttering speech; used for conveying speech; as, man is a speaking animal; a speaking tube.

2. Seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike; as, a speaking likeness.

Speaking [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Speak

Speaking-trumpet [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A trumpet by which the sound of the human voice may be propagated to a great distance.

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73 KJV and 134 BSB verses contain “Speaking” — showing the first 20. Show all 178 verses (searchable)

Genesis 11:6

And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.

And the LORD said, “If they have begun to do this as one people speaking the same language, then nothing they devise will be beyond them.

Genesis 17:22

And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.

When He had finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from him.

Genesis 18:33

And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.

When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, He departed, and Abraham returned home.

Genesis 24:15

And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

Before the servant had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor.

Genesis 24:45

And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.

And before I had finished praying in my heart, there was Rebekah coming out with her jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’

Genesis 29:9

And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep: for she kept them.

While he was still speaking with them, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.

Genesis 45:12

And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.

Behold! You and my brother Benjamin can see that I, Joseph, am the one speaking with you.

Exodus 16:10

And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.

And as Aaron was speaking to the whole congregation of Israel, they looked toward the desert, and there in a cloud the glory of the LORD appeared.

Exodus 31:18

And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

When the LORD had finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.

Exodus 34:29

And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses’ hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him.

And when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands, he was unaware that his face had become radiant from speaking with the LORD.

Exodus 34:33

And till Moses had done speaking with them, he put a vail on his face.

When Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face.

Numbers 7:89

And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak with him, then he heard the voice of one speaking unto him from off the mercy seat that was upon the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubims: and he spake unto him.

When Moses entered the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony. Thus the LORD spoke to him.

Numbers 16:31

And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:

As soon as Moses had finished saying all this, the ground beneath them split open,

Numbers 21:7

Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.

Then the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned by speaking against the LORD and against you. Intercede with the LORD so He will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses interceded for the people.

Deuteronomy 4:33

Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?

Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking out of the fire, as you have, and lived?

Deuteronomy 5:26

For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?

For who of all flesh has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the fire, as we have, and survived?

Deuteronomy 11:19

And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

Teach them to your children, speaking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

Deuteronomy 20:9

And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people.

When the officers have finished addressing the army, they are to appoint commanders to lead it.

Deuteronomy 31:1

And Moses went and spake these words unto all Israel.

When Moses had finished speaking these words to all Israel,

Deuteronomy 32:45

And Moses made an end of speaking all these words to all Israel:

When Moses had finished reciting all these words to all Israel,