202 verses contain “Touch” (in the KJV: 179, in the BSB: 129) — showing 1–100
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But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
but about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You must not eat of it or touch it, or you will die.’”
And God said unto him in a dream,
Yea, I know that thou
didst this in the
integrity of thy heart; for I also
withheld thee from
sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to
touch her.
Then God said to
Abimelech in the dream, “
Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from
sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you
touch her.
And
Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that
toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.
That thou
wilt do us no
hurt, as we have not
touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD.
that you will not
harm us, just as we have not
harmed you but have done only good to you, sending you on your way in peace. And now you are blessed by the LORD.”
My father
peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a
deceiver; and I shall bring a
curse upon me, and not a blessing.
What if my father
touches me? Then I would be revealed to him as a
deceiver, and I would bring upon myself a
curse rather than a blessing.”
And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son
Esau or not.
Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come closer so I can
touch you, my son. Are you really my son
Esau, or not?”
And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of
Esau.
So Jacob came close to his father Isaac, who
touched him and said, “The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of
Esau.”
And these words of
Esau her elder son were told to
Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother
Esau, as
touching thee,
doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.
When the words of her older son
Esau were relayed to
Rebekah, she sent for her younger son Jacob and told him, “Look, your brother
Esau is
consoling himself by
plotting to kill you.
And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he
touched the hollow of his
thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s
thigh was out of joint, as he
wrestled with him.
Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the
sinew which
shrank, which is upon the hollow of the
thigh, unto this day: because he
touched the hollow of Jacob’s
thigh in the
sinew that
shrank.
Therefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the
tendon which is at the
socket of the
hip, because the
socket of Jacob’s
hip was struck near that
tendon.
Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the
foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a
bloody husband art thou to me.
But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s
foreskin, and
touched it to Moses’ feet. “Surely you are a
bridegroom of blood to me,” she said.
And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take
heed to
yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or
touch the border of it:
whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:
And you are to set up a boundary for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful not to go up on the mountain or
touch its base.
Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death.
There shall not an hand
touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the
trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.
No hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with arrows—whether man or beast, he must not live.’ Only when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain.”
Seven days thou shalt make an
atonement for the altar, and
sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy:
whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.
For seven days you shall make
atonement for the altar and
consecrate it. Then the altar will become most holy; whatever
touches the altar will be holy.
And thou shalt
sanctify them, that they may be most holy:
whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.
You are to
consecrate them so that they will be most holy. Whatever
touches them shall be holy.
Or if a soul
touch any unclean thing, whether it be a
carcase of an unclean beast, or a
carcase of unclean cattle, or the
carcase of unclean
creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty.
Or if a person
touches anything unclean—whether the
carcass of any unclean wild animal or
livestock or
crawling creature—even if he is unaware of it, he is unclean and guilty.
Or if he
touch the uncleanness of man,
whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be
defiled withal, and it be
hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty.
Or if he touches human uncleanness—anything by which one becomes unclean—even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty.
And the priest shall make an
atonement for him as
touching his sin that he hath
sinned in one of these, and it shall be
forgiven him: and the
remnant shall be the priest’s, as a meat offering.
In this way the priest will make
atonement for him for any of these sins he has committed, and he will be
forgiven. The remainder will belong to the priest, like the grain offering.”
All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of the LORD made by fire: every one that toucheth them shall be holy.
Any male among the sons of Aaron may eat it. This is a permanent portion from the offerings made by fire to the LORD for the generations to come. Anything that touches them will become holy.”
Whatsoever shall
touch the flesh thereof shall be holy: and when there is
sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash that
whereon it was
sprinkled in the holy place.
Anything that
touches its flesh will become holy, and if any of the blood is
spattered on a garment, you must wash it in a holy place.
And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire: and as for the flesh, all that be clean shall eat thereof.
Meat that
touches anything unclean must not be eaten; it is to be burned up. As for any other meat,
anyone who is
ceremonially clean may eat it.
Moreover the soul that shall
touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean beast, or any
abominable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which
pertain unto the LORD, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.
If one
touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any unclean,
detestable thing, and then eats any of the meat of the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people.”
Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their
carcase shall ye not
touch; they are unclean to you.
You must not eat their meat or
touch their
carcasses; they are unclean for you.
And for these ye shall be unclean:
whosoever toucheth the
carcase of them shall be unclean until the even.
These creatures will make you unclean.
Whoever touches their
carcasses will be unclean until evening,
The carcases of every beast which divideth the
hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the
cud, are unclean unto you: every one that
toucheth them shall be unclean.
Every animal with
hooves not completely divided or that does not
chew the
cud is unclean for you.
Whoever touches any of them will be unclean.
And
whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you:
whoso toucheth their
carcase shall be unclean until the even.
All the four-footed animals that walk on their paws are unclean for you;
whoever touches their
carcasses will be unclean until evening,
These are unclean to you among all that
creep:
whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.
These animals are unclean for you among all the
crawling creatures.
Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening.
Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is
plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which
toucheth their
carcase shall be unclean.
Nevertheless, a spring or
cistern containing water will remain clean, but one who
touches a
carcass in it will be unclean.
And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that
toucheth the
carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.
If an animal that you may eat dies,
anyone who
touches the
carcass will be unclean until evening.
And she shall then continue in the blood of her
purifying three and thirty days; she shall
touch no
hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her
purifying be fulfilled.
The woman shall continue in
purification from her
bleeding for thirty-three days. She must not
touch anything sacred or go into the sanctuary until the days of her
purification are complete.
And
whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and
bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
Anyone who
touches his bed must wash his clothes and
bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
And he that
toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and
bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
Whoever touches the body of the man with a discharge must wash his clothes and
bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
And
whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even: and he that beareth any of those things shall wash his clothes, and
bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
Whoever touches anything that was under him will be unclean until evening, and
whoever carries such things must wash his clothes and
bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
And
whomsoever he
toucheth that hath the issue, and hath not
rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and
bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
If the man with the discharge
touches anyone without first
rinsing his hands with water, the one who was
touched must wash his clothes and
bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
And the vessel of earth, that he
toucheth which hath the issue, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be
rinsed in water.
Any clay pot that the man with the discharge
touches must be broken, and any wooden
utensil must be
rinsed with water.
And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and
whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even.
When a woman has a discharge consisting of blood from her body, she will be unclean due to her
menstruation for seven days, and
anyone who
touches her will be unclean until evening.
And
whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and
bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
and
anyone who
touches her bed must wash his clothes and
bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
And
whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his clothes, and
bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
Whoever touches any furniture on which she was sitting must wash his clothes and
bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
And if it be on her bed, or on any thing
whereon she sitteth, when he
toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even.
And whether it is a bed or furniture on which she was sitting,
whoever touches it will be unclean until evening.
And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed
whereon he lieth shall be unclean.
If a man lies with her and her
menstrual flow
touches him, he will be unclean for seven days, and any bed on which he lies will become unclean.
And
whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and
bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
Anyone who
touches these things will be unclean; he must wash his clothes and
bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
What man
soever of the seed of Aaron is a
leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And
whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;
Or
whosoever toucheth any
creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness,
whatsoever uncleanness he hath;
or
whoever touches a
crawling creature or a person that makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be—
The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water.
the man who touches any of these will remain unclean until evening. He must not eat from the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water.
And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of
Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not
touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of
Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.
When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their
equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they must not
touch the holy objects, or they will die. These are the
transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the Tent of Meeting.
But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charge.
After that, they may assist their brothers in
fulfilling their duties at the Tent of Meeting, but they themselves are not to do the work. This is how you are to
assign responsibilities to the Levites.”
And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.
And he
warned the congregation, “Move away now from the tents of these wicked men. Do not
touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”
He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.
Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days.
Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of separation was not
sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him.
Anyone who
touches a human
corpse and fails to
purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of
purification has not been
sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him.
And
whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.
Anyone in the open field who
touches someone who has been killed by the sword or has died of natural causes, or
anyone who
touches a human bone or a grave, will be unclean for seven days.
And a clean person shall take
hyssop, and dip it in the water, and
sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the vessels, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that
touched a bone, or one slain, or one dead, or a grave:
Then a man who is
ceremonially clean is to take some
hyssop, dip it in the water, and
sprinkle the tent, all the furnishings, and the people who were there. He is also to
sprinkle the one who
touched a bone, a grave, or a person who has died or been slain.
And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them, that he that sprinkleth the water of separation shall wash his clothes; and he that toucheth the water of separation shall be unclean until even.
This is a permanent statute for the people: The one who sprinkles the water of
purification must wash his clothes, and
whoever touches the water of
purification will be unclean until evening.
And
whatsoever the unclean person
toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that
toucheth it shall be unclean until even.
Anything the unclean person
touches will become unclean, and
anyone who
touches it will be unclean until evening.”
All of you who have killed a person or
touched the dead are to remain outside the camp for seven days. On the third day and the seventh day you are to
purify both
yourselves and your
captives.
And the
swine, because it divideth the
hoof, yet cheweth not the
cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor
touch their dead
carcase.
Although they
chew the
cud, they do not have a divided
hoof. They are unclean for you, as well as the pig; though it has a divided
hoof, it does not
chew the
cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or
touch its
carcass.
And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an
heap.
When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—
touch down in the waters of the Jordan, its flowing waters will be cut off and will stand up in a
heap.”
And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were
dipped in the
brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,)
Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge,
And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests’ feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before.
When the priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up out of the Jordan and their feet touched the dry land, the waters of the Jordan returned to their course and overflowed all the banks as before.
But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have
sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may not
touch them.
All the leaders answered, “We have
sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we cannot
touch them.
And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to
Carmel westward, and to Shihor-libnath;
Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west the border
touched Carmel and Shihor-libnath,
And turneth toward the
sunrising to Beth-
dagon, and reacheth to
Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthah-el toward the north side of Beth-emek, and Neiel, and goeth out to
Cabul on the left hand,
then turned eastward toward Beth-
dagon,
touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah-el, and went north to Beth-emek and Neiel, passing
Cabul on the left.
And then the coast turneth westward to Aznoth-
tabor, and goeth out from thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to
Zebulun on the south side, and reacheth to Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon Jordan toward the
sunrising.
Then the border turned westward to Aznoth-
tabor and ran from there to Hukkok,
touching Zebulun on the south side, Asher on the west, and Judah at the Jordan on the east.
Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and
touched the flesh and the
unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the
unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.
Then the angel of the LORD extended the
tip of the staff that was in his hand and
touched the meat and the
unleavened bread. And fire
flared from the rock and consumed the meat and the
unleavened bread. Then the angel of the LORD
vanished from his sight.
Now there were men lying in wait,
abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee,
Samson. And he
brake the withs, as a thread of
tow is broken when it
toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.
While the men were hidden in her room, she called out, “
Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he
snapped the bowstrings like a
strand of yarn
seared by a flame. So the source of his strength remained unknown.
Let thine eyes be on the field that they do
reap, and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not
touch thee? and when thou art
athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn.
Let your eyes be on the field they are harvesting, and follow along after these girls. Indeed, I have ordered the young men not to
touch you. And when you are
thirsty, go and drink from the jars the young men have filled.”
And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.
Saul also went to his home in Gibeah, and the men of
valor whose hearts God had
touched went with him.
And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD be between thee and me for ever.
And as for the matter you and I have discussed, the LORD is a witness between you and me
forever.”
And the king said,
Whosoever saith ought unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not
touch thee any more.
“If
anyone speaks to you,” said the king, “bring him to me, and he will not trouble you again!”
And the man said unto
Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king’s son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and
Abishai and Ittai, saying,
Beware that none
touch the young man
Absalom.
The man replied, “Even if a thousand shekels of silver were
weighed out into my hands, I would not raise my hand against the son of the king. For we heard the king command you and
Abishai and Ittai, ‘Protect the young man
Absalom for my sake.’
But the man that shall
touch them must be
fenced with iron and the staff of a
spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.
The man who
touches them must be armed with iron or with the shaft of a
spear. The fire burns them to ashes in the place where they lie.”
And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one
touched the one wall, and the wing of the other
cherub touched the other wall; and their wings
touched one another in the midst of the house.
And he placed the
cherubim inside the
innermost room of the temple. Since their wings were spread out, the wing of the first
cherub touched one wall, while the wing of the second
cherub touched the other wall, and in the middle of the room their wingtips
touched.
And as he lay and
slept under a
juniper tree, behold, then an angel
touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.
Then he lay down under the
broom tree and fell
asleep. Suddenly an angel
touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”
And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee.
A second time the angel of the LORD returned and touched him, saying, “Get up and eat, or the journey will be too much for you.”
And it came to pass, as they were
burying a man, that, behold, they
spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the
sepulchre of
Elisha: and when the man was let down, and
touched the bones of
Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.
Once, as the Israelites were
burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders, so they threw the man’s body into
Elisha’s tomb. And as soon as his body
touched the bones of
Elisha, the man was revived and stood up on his feet.
But to the king of Judah which sent you to
enquire of the LORD, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, As
touching the words which thou hast heard;
But as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘As for the words that you heard,
Saying,
Touch not mine
anointed, and do my prophets no
harm.
And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one
cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other
cherub.
The total wingspan of the
cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first
cherub was five cubits long and
touched the wall of the temple, and its other wing was five cubits long and
touched the wing of the other
cherub.
And one wing of the other
cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other
cherub.
The wing of the second
cherub also measured five cubits and
touched the wall of the temple, while its other wing measured five cubits and
touched the wing of the first
cherub.
Also we
certify you, that
touching any of the priests and Levites, singers,
porters,
Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to
impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them.
And be
advised that you have no authority to
impose tribute, duty, or
toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, doorkeepers, temple servants, or other servants of this house of God.
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.
But put forth thine hand now, and
touch all that he hath, and he will
curse thee to thy face.
But stretch out Your hand and strike all that he has, and he will surely
curse You to Your face.”
But put forth thine hand now, and
touch his bone and his flesh, and he will
curse thee to thy face.
But stretch out Your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely
curse You to Your face.”
But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
But now trouble has come upon you, and you are
weary. It strikes you, and you are dismayed.
He shall deliver thee in six troubles:
yea, in seven there shall no evil
touch thee.
The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat.
My soul refuses to
touch them; they are
loathsome food to me.
Have
pity upon me, have
pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath
touched me.
Have
pity on me, my friends, have
pity, for the hand of God has struck me.
Though his
excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;
Though his
arrogance reaches the heavens, and his head
touches the clouds,
Touching the
Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in
plenty of justice: he will not
afflict.
The
Almighty is beyond our reach; He is
exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not
oppress.
My heart is
inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made
touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
My heart is
stirred by a noble
theme as I
recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.
He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He
touches the mountains, and they
smolder.
Saying,
Touch not mine
anointed, and do my prophets no
harm.
Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
Part Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; touch the mountains, that they may smoke.
So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife;
whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.
Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved
touching his
vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a
vineyard in a very fruitful hill:
I will sing for my beloved a song of his
vineyard: My beloved had a
vineyard on a very fertile hill.
And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath
touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin
purged.
And with it he
touched my mouth and said: “Now that this has
touched your lips, your iniquity is removed and your sin is
atoned for.”
Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with
hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing
scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under
falsehood have we
hid ourselves:
For you said, “We have made a covenant with death; we have fashioned an agreement with
Sheol. When the
overwhelming scourge passes through it will not
touch us, because we have made lies our refuge and
falsehood our hiding place.”
He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet.
He pursues them, going on safely, hardly touching the path with his feet.
Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD.
Depart, depart, go out from there!
Touch no unclean thing; come out from it,
purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.
Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.
And I will utter my judgments against them
touching all their wickedness, who have
forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.
I will
pronounce My judgments against them for all their wickedness, because they have
forsaken Me to burn incense to other gods and to worship the works of their own hands.