334 verses contain “pit” (in the KJV: 296, in the BSB: 145) — showing 1–100
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Make thee an ark of
gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt
pitch it within and without with
pitch.
Make for
yourself an ark of
gopher wood; make rooms in the ark and coat it with
pitch inside and out.
And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of
Bethel, and
pitched his tent, having
Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.
From there
Abram moved on to the hill country east of
Bethel and
pitched his tent, with
Bethel to the west and
Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the LORD, and he called on the name of the LORD.
And he went on his journeys from the south even to
Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between
Bethel and Hai;
From the Negev he journeyed from place to place toward
Bethel, until he came to the place between
Bethel and
Ai where his tent had formerly been
pitched,
Abram dwelled in the land of
Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and
pitched his tent toward
Sodom.
Abram lived in the land of
Canaan, but Lot settled in the cities of the plain and
pitched his tent toward
Sodom.
And the
vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of
Sodom and
Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.
Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar
pits, and as the kings of
Sodom and
Gomorrah fled, some men fell into the
pits, but the survivors fled to the hill country.
And let it come to pass, that the
damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy
pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.
Now may it happen that the
girl to whom I say, ‘Please let down your
jar that I may drink,’ and who responds, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well’—let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. By this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master.”
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.
And the
damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her
pitcher, and came up.
Now the
girl was very beautiful, a virgin who had not had relations with any man. She went down to the spring, filled her
jar, and came up again.
And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
So the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me have a little water from your
jar.”
And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
“Drink, my lord,” she replied, and she quickly lowered her
jar to her hands and gave him a drink.
And she hasted, and
emptied her
pitcher into the
trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.
And she quickly
emptied her
jar into the
trough and ran back to the well to draw water, until she had drawn water for all his camels.
Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;
Here I am, standing beside this spring. Now if a
maiden comes out to draw water and I say to her, ‘Please let me drink a little water from your
jar,’
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.’
And she made
haste, and let down her
pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I
drank, and she made the camels drink also.
She quickly lowered her
jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well.’ So I
drank, and she also watered the camels.
And Isaac departed thence, and
pitched his tent in the valley of
Gerar, and dwelt there.
So Isaac left that place and
encamped in the Valley of
Gerar and settled there.
And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD and
pitched his tent there: and there Isaac’s servants
digged a well.
So Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the LORD, and he
pitched his tent there. His servants also
dug a well there.
Then
Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had
pitched his tent in the mount: and
Laban with his brethren
pitched in the mount of
Gilead.
Now Jacob had
pitched his tent in the hill country of
Gilead when
Laban overtook him, and
Laban and his relatives camped there as well.
And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of
Shechem, which is in the land of
Canaan, when he came from Padan-
aram; and
pitched his tent before the city.
After Jacob had come from Paddan-
aram, he arrived safely at the city of
Shechem in the land of
Canaan, and he camped just outside the city.
And he bought a
parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor,
Shechem’s father, for an hundred pieces of money.
And the plot of ground where he
pitched his tent, he purchased from the sons of Hamor,
Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver.
And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.
Israel again set out and pitched his tent beyond the Tower of Eder.
Come now therefore, and let us
slay him, and cast him into some
pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath
devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
“Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the
pits. We can say that a
vicious animal has
devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!”
And
Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this
pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
“Do not shed his blood. Throw him into this
pit in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him.”
Reuben said this so that he could
rescue Joseph from their hands and return him to his father.
And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, with no water in it.
Then there passed by Midianites
merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the
pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the
pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the
Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
And
Reuben returned unto the
pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the
pit; and he rent his clothes.
When
Reuben returned to the
pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he
tore his clothes,
Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to
afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh
treasure cities,
Pithom and Raamses.
So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to
oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built
Pithom and
Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.
And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and
daubed it with
slime and with
pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river’s
brink.
But when she could no longer hide him, she got him a
papyrus basket and coated it with tar and
pitch. Then she placed the child in the
basket and set it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.
And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and
pitched in
Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.
Then the whole congregation of Israel left the Desert of Sin, moving from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at
Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink.
For they were departed from
Rephidim, and were come to the desert of
Sinai, and had
pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mount.
After they had set out from
Rephidim, they entered the Wilderness of
Sinai, and Israel camped there in front of the mountain.
And if a man shall open a
pit, or if a man shall
dig a
pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an
ass fall therein;
If a man opens or digs a
pit and fails to cover it, and an ox or a
donkey falls into it,
The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.
the owner of the
pit shall make
restitution; he must pay its owner, and the dead animal will be his.
And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and
bowls thereof, to cover
withal: of pure gold shalt thou make them.
You are also to make the plates and dishes, as well as the
pitchers and
bowls for pouring drink offerings. Make them out of pure gold.
And Moses took the tabernacle, and
pitched it without the camp,
afar off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, that every one which sought the LORD went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which was without the camp.
Now Moses used to take the tent and
pitch it at a distance outside the camp. He called it the Tent of Meeting, and
anyone inquiring of the LORD would go to the Tent of Meeting outside the camp.
And he made the vessels which were upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his
bowls, and his covers to cover
withal, of pure gold.
He also made the utensils for the table out of pure gold: its plates and dishes, as well as its
bowls and
pitchers for pouring drink offerings.
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 when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be
pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh
nigh shall be put to death.
Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever it is to be pitched, the Levites are to set it up. Any outsider who goes near it must be put to death.
And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts.
The Israelites are to camp by their divisions, each man in his own camp and under his own standard.
But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony.
But the Levites are to camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony and watch over it, so that no wrath will fall on the congregation of Israel. So the Levites are responsible for the tabernacle of the Testimony.”
Every man of the children of Israel shall
pitch by his own standard, with the
ensign of their father’s house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they
pitch.
“The Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it, each man under his standard, with the banners of his family.
And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah
pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of
Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.
On the east side, toward the
sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard:
And those that do
pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of
Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of
Issachar.
The tribe of
Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar,
And those which
pitch by him shall be the tribe of
Simeon: and the captain of the children of
Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
The tribe of
Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,
And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.
So the Israelites did everything the LORD commanded Moses; they camped under their standards in this way and set out in the same way, each man with his clan and his family.
The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.
The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle,
The families of the sons of
Kohath shall
pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward.
The clans of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle,
And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward.
The leader of the families of the Merarites was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.
And upon the table of
shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put
thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the
bowls, and covers to cover
withal: and the continual bread shall be
thereon:
Over the table of the Presence they are to spread a blue cloth and place the plates and cups on it, along with the
bowls and
pitchers for the drink offering. The regular bread offering is to remain on it.
And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the children of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud abode, there the children of Israel pitched their tents.
Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the Tent, the Israelites would set out, and wherever the cloud settled, there the Israelites would camp.
At the commandment of the LORD the children of Israel journeyed, and at the commandment of the LORD they pitched: as long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle they rested in their tents.
At the LORD’s command the Israelites set out, and at the LORD’s command they camped. As long as the cloud remained over the tabernacle, they remained
encamped.
And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and
pitched in the wilderness of
Paran.
After that, the people set out from Hazeroth and camped in the Wilderness of
Paran.
But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and
swallow them up, with all that
appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the
pit; then ye shall understand that these men have
provoked the LORD.
But if the LORD brings about something
unprecedented, and the earth opens its mouth and
swallows them and all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into
Sheol, then you will know that these men have treated the LORD with contempt.”
They, and all that
appertained to them, went down alive into the
pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.
They went down alive into
Sheol with all they owned. The earth closed over them, and they
vanished from the assembly.
And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in Oboth.
Then the Israelites set out and camped at Oboth.
And they journeyed from Oboth, and
pitched at Ije-abarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the
sunrising.
They journeyed from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim in the wilderness opposite Moab to the east.
From thence they removed, and pitched in the valley of Zared.
From there they set out and camped in the Valley of Zered.
From thence they removed, and
pitched on the other side of
Arnon, which is in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the
Amorites: for
Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the
Amorites.
From there they moved on and camped on the other side of the
Arnon, in the wilderness that extends into the Amorite territory. Now the
Arnon is the border between the Moabites and the
Amorites.
And the children of Israel set forward, and
pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by
Jericho.
Then the Israelites traveled on and camped in the plains of Moab near the Jordan, across from
Jericho.
And the children of Israel removed from
Rameses, and
pitched in Succoth.
The Israelites set out from
Rameses and camped at Succoth.
And they departed from Succoth, and pitched in Etham, which is in the edge of the wilderness.
They set out from Succoth and camped at Etham, on the edge of the wilderness.
And they removed from Etham, and turned again unto
Pi-hahiroth, which is before
Baal-zephon: and they
pitched before
Migdol.
They set out from Etham and turned back to
Pi-hahiroth, opposite
Baal-zephon, and they camped near
Migdol.
And they departed from before
Pi-hahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days’ journey in the wilderness of Etham, and
pitched in
Marah.
They set out from
Pi-hahiroth and crossed through the sea, into the wilderness, and they journeyed three days into the Wilderness of Etham and camped at
Marah.
And they removed from
Marah, and came unto Elim: and in Elim were twelve fountains of water, and
threescore and ten palm trees; and they
pitched there.
They set out from
Marah and came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there.
And they departed from
Rephidim, and
pitched in the wilderness of
Sinai.
They set out from
Rephidim and camped in the Wilderness of
Sinai.
And they removed from the desert of
Sinai, and
pitched at
Kibroth-hattaavah.
They set out from the Wilderness of
Sinai and camped at
Kibroth-hattaavah.
And they departed from Hazeroth, and pitched in Rithmah.
They set out from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.
And they departed from Rithmah, and
pitched at
Rimmon-parez.
And they removed from
Libnah, and
pitched at Rissah.
They set out from
Libnah and camped at Rissah.
And they journeyed from Rissah, and pitched in Kehelathah.
They set out from Rissah and camped at Kehelathah.
And they went from Kehelathah, and pitched in mount Shapher.
They set out from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.
And they removed from Haradah, and pitched in Makheloth.
They set out from Haradah and camped at Makheloth.
And they departed from Tahath, and pitched at Tarah.
They set out from Tahath and camped at Terah.
And they removed from Tarah, and pitched in Mithcah.
They set out from Terah and camped at Mithkah.
And they went from Mithcah, and pitched in Hashmonah.
They set out from Mithkah and camped at Hashmonah.
And they departed from Moseroth, and
pitched in
Bene-jaakan.
They set out from Moseroth and camped at
Bene-jaakan.
And they went from
Hor-hagidgad, and
pitched in Jotbathah.
They set out from
Hor-haggidgad and camped at Jotbathah.
And they removed from Ezion-gaber, and pitched in the wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh.
They set out from Ezion-
geber and camped at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin.
And they removed from Kadesh, and
pitched in mount
Hor, in the edge of the land of
Edom.
They set out from Kadesh and camped at Mount
Hor, on the outskirts of the land of
Edom.
And they departed from mount
Hor, and
pitched in Zalmonah.
And the Israelites set out from Mount
Hor and camped at Zalmonah.
And they departed from Zalmonah, and pitched in Punon.
They set out from Zalmonah and camped at Punon.
And they departed from Punon, and pitched in Oboth.
They set out from Punon and camped at Oboth.
And they departed from Oboth, and pitched in Ije-abarim, in the border of Moab.
They set out from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim on the border of Moab.
And they departed from Iim, and
pitched in Dibon-
gad.
They set out from Iyim and camped at Dibon-
gad.
And they removed from
Almon-diblathaim, and
pitched in the mountains of Abarim, before
Nebo.
They set out from
Almon-diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim facing
Nebo.
And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and
pitched in the plains of Moab by Jordan near
Jericho.
They set out from the mountains of Abarim and camped on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from
Jericho.
And they
pitched by Jordan, from Beth-jesimoth even unto
Abel-
shittim in the plains of Moab.
And there on the plains of Moab they camped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth to
Abel-
shittim.
Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to
pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to
shew you by what way ye should go, and in a cloud by day.
who went before you on the journey, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day, to seek out a place for you to camp and to show you the road to travel.
And thou shalt
consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no
pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a
snare unto thee.
You must destroy all the peoples the LORD your God will deliver to you. Do not look on them with
pity. Do not worship their gods, for that will be a
snare to you.
Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor
hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye
pity him, neither shalt thou
spare, neither shalt thou
conceal him:
you must not yield to him or
listen to him. Show him no
pity, and do not
spare him or shield him.
Thine eye shall not
pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.
You must show him no
pity. You are to
purge from Israel the guilt of
shedding innocent blood, that it may go well with you.
And thine eye shall not
pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
You must show no
pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.
Then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall not
pity her.
you are to cut off her hand. You must show her no
pity.
A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor
shew favour to the young:
a
ruthless nation with no respect for the old and no
pity for the young.
And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua
pitch in
Gilgal.
And there at
Gilgal Joshua set up the twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan.
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.
And when all these kings were met together, they came and
pitched together at the waters of
Merom, to fight against Israel.
All these kings joined forces and
encamped at the waters of
Merom to fight against Israel.
And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it
repented the LORD because of their groanings by reason of them that
oppressed them and
vexed them.
Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to
pity by their
groaning under those who
oppressed them and
afflicted them.
Now
Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the
Kenites, and
pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh.
Now
Heber the Kenite had moved away from the
Kenites, the descendants of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, and had
pitched his tent by the great tree of Zaanannim, which was near Kedesh.
Then all the Midianites and the
Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and
pitched in the valley of
Jezreel.
Then all the Midianites,
Amalekites, and other people of the east gathered together, crossed over the Jordan, and camped in the Valley of
Jezreel.
Then Jerubbaal, who is
Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and
pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.
Early in the morning Jerubbaal (that is,
Gideon) and all the men with him camped beside the spring of Harod. And the camp of
Midian was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh.
