66 verses contain “Approached” (in the KJV: 3, in the BSB: 64) — showing 1–66
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And he made his camels to
kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.
As evening
approached, he made the camels
kneel down near the well outside the town at the time when the women went out to draw water.
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
But Jacob himself went on
ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he
approached his brother.
Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.
Then the maidservants and their children approached and bowed down.
And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and
Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
Leah and her children also
approached and bowed down, and then Joseph and
Rachel approached and bowed down.
And they came near to the
steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,
So they
approached Joseph’s
steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.
Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.
Then Judah
approached Joseph and said, “Sir, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be
angry with your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh himself.
And when Pharaoh drew
nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were
sore afraid: and the children of Israel
cried out unto the LORD.
As Pharaoh
approached, the Israelites looked up and saw the Egyptians marching after them, and they were
terrified and
cried out to the LORD.
And the people stood
afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
And it came to pass, as soon as he came
nigh unto the camp, that he saw the
calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and
brake them beneath the mount.
As Moses
approached the camp and saw the
calf and the dancing, he burned with anger and threw the tablets out of his hands,
shattering them at the base of the mountain.
When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the LORD commanded Moses.
They washed whenever they entered the Tent of Meeting or approached the altar, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and
slew the
calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.
So Aaron
approached the altar and slaughtered the
calf as a sin offering for himself.
And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died;
Now the LORD spoke to Moses after the death of two of Aaron’s sons when they approached the presence of the LORD.
But those that
encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh
nigh shall be put to death.
Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the
sunrise, before the Tent of Meeting. They were to perform the duties of the sanctuary as a service on behalf of the Israelites; but any outsider who
approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.
And the princes offered for
dedicating of the altar in the day that it was
anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar.
When the altar was
anointed, the leaders
approached with their offerings for its
dedication and presented them before the altar.
Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of
Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of
Manasseh, of the families of
Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his daughters; Mahlah,
Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.
Now the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of
Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of
Manasseh, belonged to the clans of
Manasseh son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah,
Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They
approached And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:
Then the officers who were over the units of the army—the commanders of thousands and of hundreds—approached Moses
And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:
Then the Gadites and Reubenites
approached Moses and said, “We want to build sheepfolds here for our
livestock and cities for our little ones.
And the chief fathers of the families of the children of
Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of
Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and before the princes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel:
Now the family heads of the clan of
Gilead son of Machir son of
Manasseh, one of the clans of Joseph,
approached Moses and the leaders who were the heads of the
Israelite families and addressed them,
And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.
Then all of you
approached me and said, “Let us send men
ahead of us to search out the land and bring us word of what route to follow and which cities to enter.”
And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, (for the mountain did burn with fire,) that ye came near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;
And when you heard the voice out of the darkness while the mountain was
blazing with fire, all the heads of your tribes and your elders
approached me,
And it came to pass, when Joshua was by
Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our
adversaries?
Now when Joshua was near
Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua
approached Him and asked, “Are You for us or for our enemies?”
And all the people, even the people of war that were with him, went up, and drew
nigh, and came before the city, and pitched on the north side of
Ai: now there was a valley between them and
Ai.
Then all the troops who were with him marched up and
approached the city. They arrived in front of
Ai and camped to the north of it, with the valley between them and the city.
Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in
Gilgal: and
Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadesh-barnea.
Then the sons of Judah
approached Joshua at
Gilgal, and
Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh-barnea about you and me.
And they came near before
Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of
Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.
They
approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of
Nun, and the leaders, and said, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” So Joshua gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers, in keeping with the command of the LORD.
Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto
Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of
Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;
Now the family heads of the Levites
approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of
Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel
And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.
Then Ehud approached him while he was sitting alone in the coolness of his upper room. “I have a word from God for you,” Ehud said, and the king rose from his seat.
And
Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
When
Abimelech came to attack the tower, he
approached its entrance to set it on fire.
Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the
seer’s house is.
Saul
approached Samuel in the
gateway and asked, “Would you please tell me where the
seer’s house is?”
And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the
brook, and put them in a
shepherd’s
bag which he had, even in a
scrip; and his
sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the
Philistine.
And David took his staff in his hand, selected five smooth stones from the
brook, and put them in the
pouch of his
shepherd’s
bag. And with his
sling in hand, he
approached the
Philistine.
And David came to the two hundred men, which were so
faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to
abide at the
brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he
saluted them.
When David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him from the
Brook of Besor, they came out to meet him and the troops with him. As David
approached the men, he
greeted them,
And if so be that the king’s wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore
approached ye so
nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?
if the king’s anger flares, he may ask you, ‘Why did you get so close to the city to fight? Did you not
realize they would shoot from
atop the wall?
And it was so, that when any man came
nigh to him to do him
obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and
kissed him.
Also, when
anyone approached to bow down to him,
Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him, and
kiss him.
And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of
Gera: he came forth, and
cursed still as he came.
As King David
approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of
Gera, and as he
approached, he kept
yelling out curses.
And
Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long
halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if
Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
Then
Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if
Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.
And
Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down.
Then
Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people
approached him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been
torn down.
And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that
Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.
At the time of the evening sacrifice,
Elijah the prophet
approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.
And, behold, there came a prophet unto
Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
Meanwhile a prophet
approached Ahab king of Israel and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do you see this entire great army? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand this very day, and you will know that I am the LORD.’”
And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go,
strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest: for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee.
Afterward, the prophet
approached the king of Israel and said, “Go and
strengthen your position, and take note what you must do, for in the spring the king of
Aram will come up against you.”
And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Then the man of God approached the king of Israel and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because the Arameans think the LORD is a god of the hills and not of the valleys, I will deliver all this great army into your hand. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”
And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had
bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?
Naaman’s servants, however,
approached him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be
cleansed’?”
And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king
approached to the altar, and offered
thereon.
When the king came back from Damascus and saw the altar, he approached it and presented offerings on it.
Then they came to
Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar-haddon king of Assur, which brought us up
hither.
they
approached Zerubbabel and the heads of the families, saying, “Let us build with you because, like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to Him since the time of King Esar-haddon of Assyria, who brought us here.”
Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the
Canaanites, the
Hittites, the
Perizzites, the Jebusites, the
Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the
Amorites.
After these things had been accomplished, the leaders
approached me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the surrounding peoples whose abominations are like those of the
Canaanites,
Hittites,
Perizzites, Jebusites,
Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and
Amorites.
And it was so, when the king saw
Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to
Esther the golden
sceptre that was in his hand. So
Esther drew near, and touched the top of the
sceptre.
As soon as the king saw Queen
Esther standing in the court, she found favor in his sight. The king extended the gold
scepter in his hand toward
Esther, and she
approached and touched the
tip of the
scepter.
Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near,
Then all the commanders of the forces, along with Johanan son of Kareah, Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest, approached
Then
Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning
fiery furnace, and spake, and said,
Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abed-nego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come
hither. Then
Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abed-nego, came forth of the midst of the fire.
Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
So they
approached the king and asked about his royal decree: “Did you not sign a decree that for thirty days any man who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions?” The king replied, “According to the law of the Medes and Persians the order stands, and it cannot be
repealed.”
Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.
Then the men
approached the king together and said to him, “Remember, O king, that by the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or
ordinance established by the king can be changed.”
I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence.
I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.
I approached one of those who were standing there, and I asked him the true meaning of all this. So he told me the interpretation of these things:
So the
shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
The captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”
For her wound is incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.
For her wound is incurable; it has reached even Judah; it has approached the gate of my people, as far as Jerusalem itself.
And when they drew
nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to
Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,
As they
approached Jerusalem and came to
Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,
And when they came
nigh to Jerusalem, unto
Bethphage and
Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,
As they
approached Jerusalem and came to
Bethphage and
Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two of His disciples
Now when he came
nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.
As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.
And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he
stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,
Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew
nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.
Meanwhile the older son was in the field, and as he approached the house, he heard music and dancing.
And it came to pass, when he was come
nigh to
Bethphage and
Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
As He
approached Bethphage and
Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples,
And when he was come
nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to
rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;
And as He
approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God
joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:
And when he was come near, he
beheld the city, and
wept over it,
As Jesus
approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He
wept over it
And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called
Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to
kiss him.
While He was still speaking, a crowd arrived, led by the man called
Judas, one of the Twelve. He
approached Jesus to
kiss Him.
And they drew
nigh unto the village,
whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.
As they approached the village where they were headed, He seemed to be going farther.
When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came unto him,
When Moses saw it, he
marveled at the sight. As he
approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came to him:
And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out
murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He
approached the high priest
Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from
Cornelius had made
enquiry for Simon’s house, and stood before the gate,
While Peter was
puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by
Cornelius found Simon’s house and
approached the gate.
And
approached to his bed, and took hold of the hair of his head, and said,
Strengthen me, O Lord God of Israel, this day.