34 verses contain “embrace” (in the KJV: 17, in the BSB: 25) — showing 1–34
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And it came to pass, when
Laban heard the
tidings of Jacob his sister’s son, that he ran to meet him, and
embraced him, and
kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told
Laban all these things.
When
Laban heard the news about his sister’s son Jacob, he ran out to meet him. He
embraced him and
kissed him and brought him to his home, where Jacob told him all that had happened.
And
Esau ran to meet him, and
embraced him, and fell on his neck, and
kissed him: and they
wept.
Esau, however, ran to him and
embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and
kissed him. And they both
wept.
And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and
wept; and Benjamin
wept upon his neck.
Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and
wept, and Benjamin
wept as they
embraced.
And Joseph made ready his
chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to
Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and
wept on his neck a good while.
Joseph prepared his
chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him,
embraced him, and
wept profusely.
Now the eyes of Israel were
dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he
kissed them, and
embraced them.
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.
If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy
bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul,
entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;
If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (which neither you nor your fathers have known,
So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his
bosom, and toward the
remnant of his children which he shall leave:
The most gentle and refined man among you will
begrudge his brother, the wife he
embraces, and the rest of his children who have survived,
The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not
adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her
bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,
The most gentle and refined woman among you, so gentle and refined she would not
venture to set the sole of her foot on the ground, will
begrudge the husband she
embraces and her son and daughter
And they shall answer, Because they
forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the LORD brought upon them all this evil.
And others will answer, ‘Because they have
forsaken the LORD their God who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have
embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, the LORD has brought all this
disaster upon them.’”
And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt
embrace a son. And she said,
Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine
handmaid.
And
Elisha declared, “At this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.” “No, my lord,” she said. “Do not lie to your
maidservant, O man of God.”
And it shall be answered, Because they
forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them.
And others will answer, ‘Because they have
forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and have
embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, He has brought all this
disaster upon them.’”
They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.
Drenched by mountain rains, they
huddle against the rocks for want of shelter.
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou
dost embrace her.
Prize her, and she will
exalt you; if you
embrace her, she will honor you.
And why
wilt thou, my son, be
ravished with a strange woman, and
embrace the
bosom of a stranger?
Can a man take fire in his
bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?
I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet
acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.
I sought to
cheer my body with wine and to
embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was
worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to
embrace, and a time to
refrain from embracing;
a time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together, a time to
embrace and a time to
refrain from embracing,
His left hand is under my head, and his right hand
doth embrace me.
His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
They that did feed delicately are
desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet
embrace dunghills.
But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
But after he had
pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to
embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had
bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
When Joseph
woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and
embraced Mary as his wife.
And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had
compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and
kissed him.
So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with
compassion. He ran to his son,
embraced him, and
kissed him.
Then they that
gladly received his word were
baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
Those who
embraced his message were
baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
And after the
uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and
embraced them, and departed for to go into
Macedonia.
When the
uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples. And after
encouraging them, he said goodbye to them and left for
Macedonia.
And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not
yourselves; for his life is in him.
But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and
embraced him. “Do not be
alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!”
They all
wept openly as they
embraced Paul and
kissed him.
Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall
reveal even this unto you.
All of us who are
mature should
embrace this point of view. And if you think differently about some issue, God will
reveal this to you as well.
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them
afar off, and were persuaded of them, and
embraced them, and
confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and
welcomed them from
afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
Mother,
embrace thy children, and bring them up with
gladness, make their feet as fast as a
pillar: for I have chosen thee, saith the Lord.
Embrace thy children until I come and
shew mercy unto them: for my wells run over, and my grace shall not fail.
And embraced her, and said, Speak unto me.
He
seeth with his eyes and groaneth, as an
eunuch that
embraceth a virgin and sigheth.