Impression – כאשר like which; just as cognate permutations (intensive effort)
- There may be (intensive effort) for whomever is involved in the action of the passage, or it may be an overall “flag” to the reader that the passage overall reflects intensive effort.
You can see כאשר is a very common occurrence in TaNaKh, and this is without any modifications. We won’t do them all – there are plenty more for you to “seek and find.” Most often it does not appear with a Strong’s number, as if insignificant, but you may get a different opinion after reading. (These English translations, unless otherwise labeled) are from NKJV Strong’s – Olive Tree Bible Study.
⦁ ▸ Tanakh (488 results) – Forty in Genesis alone
1. Bereshit 7:9 (Mikraot Gedolot)
שְׁנַיִם שְׁנַיִם בָּאוּ אֶל נֹחַ אֶל הַתֵּבָה זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה אֱלֹהִים אֶת נֹחַ.
⦁ Genesis 7:8-9
8 Of clean animals, of animals that are unclean, of birds, and of everything that creeps on the earth, 9 two by two they went into the ark to Noah, male and female, as God had commanded Noah.
2. Bereshit 7:16 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְהַבָּאִים זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה מִכׇּל בָּשָׂר בָּאוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה אֹתוֹ אֱלֹהִים וַיִּסְגֹּר י־ְהֹוָה בַּעֲדוֹ.
⦁ Genesis 7:16
16 So those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him; and the LORD shut him in.
3. Bereshit 8:21 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיָּרַח י־ְהֹוָה אֶת רֵיחַ הַנִּיחֹחַ וַיֹּאמֶר י־ְהֹוָה אֶל לִבּוֹ לֹא אֹסִף לְקַלֵּל עוֹד אֶת הָאֲדָמָה בַּעֲבוּר הָאָדָם כִּי יֵצֶר לֵב הָאָדָם רַע מִנְּעֻרָיו וְלֹא אֹסִף עוֹד לְהַכּוֹת אֶת כׇּל חַי כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתִי.
● Genesis 8:21
21 And the LORD smelled a soothing aroma. Then the LORD said in His heart, “I will never again curse the ground for man’s sake, although the imagination of man’s heart (is) evil from his youth; nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done.
4. Bereshit 12:4 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיֵּלֶךְ אַבְרָם כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר אֵלָיו י־ְהֹוָה וַיֵּלֶךְ אִתּוֹ לוֹט וְאַבְרָם בֶּן חָמֵשׁ שָׁנִים וְשִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה בְּצֵאתוֹ מֵחָרָן.
⦁ Genesis 12:4
4 So Abram departed as the LORD had spoken to him, and Lot went with him. And Abram (was) seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.
5. Bereshit 12:11 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר הִקְרִיב לָבוֹא מִצְרָיְמָה וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל שָׂרַי אִשְׁתּוֹ הִנֵּה נָא יָדַעְתִּי כִּי אִשָּׁה יְפַת מַרְאֶה אָתְּ.
⦁ Genesis 12:11
11 And it came to pass, when he was close to entering Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, “Indeed I know that you are a woman of beautiful countenance.
6. Bereshit 17:23 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיִּקַּח אַבְרָהָם אֶת יִשְׁמָעֵאל בְּנוֹ וְאֵת כׇּל יְלִידֵי בֵיתוֹ וְאֵת כׇּל מִקְנַת כַּסְפּוֹ כׇּל זָכָר בְּאַנְשֵׁי בֵּית אַבְרָהָם וַיָּמׇל אֶת בְּשַׂר עׇרְלָתָם בְּעֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר אִתּוֹ אֱלֹהִים.
⦁ Genesis 17:23
23 So Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house and all who were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskins that very same day, as God had said to him.
7. Bereshit 18:5 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְאֶקְחָה פַת לֶחֶם וְסַעֲדוּ לִבְּכֶם אַחַר תַּעֲבֹרוּ כִּי עַל כֵּן עֲבַרְתֶּם עַל עַבְדְּכֶם וַיֹּאמְרוּ כֵּן תַּעֲשֶׂה כַּאֲשֶׁרדִּבַּרְתָּ.
⦁ Genesis 18:5
5 And I will bring a morsel of bread, that you may refresh your hearts. After that you may pass by, inasmuch as you have come to your servant.”
They said, “Do as you have said.”
8. Bereshit 18:33 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיֵּלֶךְ י־ְהֹוָה כַּאֲשֶׁר כִּלָּה לְדַבֵּר אֶל אַבְרָהָם וְאַבְרָהָם שָׁב לִמְקֹמוֹ.
● Genesis 18:31-33 NKJV
31 And he said, “Indeed now, I have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord: Suppose twenty should be found there?”
So He said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of twenty.”
32 Then he said, “Let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak but once more: Suppose ten should be found there?”
And He said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of ten.”
33 So the LORD went His way as soon as He had finished speaking with Abraham; and Abraham returned to his place.
9. Bereshit 20:13 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר הִתְעוּ אֹתִי אֱלֹהִים מִבֵּית אָבִי וָאֹמַר לָהּ זֶה חַסְדֵּךְ אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשִׂי עִמָּדִי אֶל כׇּל הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר נָבוֹא שָׁמָּה אִמְרִי לִי אָחִי הוּא.
⦁ Genesis 20:13
13 And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said to her, ‘This is your kindness that you should do for me: in every place, wherever we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”
- ✱ Remember “like which.”
10. Bereshit 21:1 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַי־הֹוָה פָּקַד אֶת שָׂרָה כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמָר וַיַּעַשׂ י־ְהֹוָה לְשָׂרָה כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֵּר.
11. Bereshit 21:4 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיָּמׇל אַבְרָהָם אֶת יִצְחָק בְּנוֹ בֶּן שְׁמֹנַת יָמִים כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה אֹתוֹ אֱלֹהִים.
⦁ Genesis 21:1-4
1 And the LORD visited Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah as He had spoken. 2 For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. 3 And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him—whom Sarah bore to him—Isaac. 4 Then Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.
- כאשר like which; just as cognate permutations (intensive effort)
- This brings to mind Mark 5:30 and Luke 8:46 where Yeshua/Jesus feels the power going out of him when the woman with prolonged bloody discharge was healed.
- These passages with כאשר suggest to this writer that the LORD works hard, with intensive effort, at making things happen in the individual lives of mankind – he did not just “set things in motion” at Creation and then step back, but he looks at each child every hour of every day. See also John 5:17. The LORD puts effort into each of our lives. It must be both very sad and very frustrating to him when we put no effort in return. To me, this exploration is a real eye-opener. 😲
- A few more thoughts in this regard. It seems to me that we as humankind think that just because God is “omnipotent,“ that he doesn’t have to make any effort at the things that he does. But this exploration would suggest that is not the case. I think the movie Joshua does a good job of portraying this, the power going out of him with healing. This has really sent me to thinking.
- Those of you who know me know that I’m methodical about how they go about coming to these definitions with the cognate permutation groups. I don’t go into them ahead of time anticipating what the findings will be. I did not set this up this way, but I let the Scriptures speak to me.
✱ Remember “like which.”
12. Bereshit 24:22 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר כִּלּוּ הַגְּמַלִּים לִשְׁתּוֹת וַיִּקַּח הָאִישׁ נֶזֶם זָהָב בֶּקַע מִשְׁקָלוֹ וּשְׁנֵי צְמִידִים עַל יָדֶיהָ עֲשָׂרָה זָהָב מִשְׁקָלָם.
⦁ Genesis 24:22-23
22 So it was, when the camels had finished drinking, that the man took a golden nose ring weighing half a shekel, and two bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels of gold, 23 and said, “Whose daughter are you? Tell me, please, is there room in your father’s house for us to lodge?”
13. Bereshit 24:51 (Mikraot Gedolot)
הִנֵּה רִבְקָה לְפָנֶיךָ קַח וָלֵךְ וּתְהִי אִשָּׁה לְבֶן אֲדֹנֶיךָ כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר י־ְהֹוָה.
14. Bereshit 24:52 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁמַע עֶבֶד אַבְרָהָם אֶת דִּבְרֵיהֶם וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ אַרְצָה לַי־הֹוָה.
⦁ Genesis 24:51-52
51 Here is Rebekah before you; take her and go, and let her be your master’s son’s wife, as the LORD has spoken.”
52 And it came to pass, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, that he worshiped the LORD, (bowing himself) to the earth.
- כאשר like which; just as cognate permutations (intensive effort)
- Make your own interpretation, but to me in verse 51, I see that it it is an intensive effort for Laban and Bethuel to give up Rebekah to this stranger and send her away to a distant land, perhaps never to see her again (and perhaps the see the beginnings of a recognition of the LORD’s influence in the lives of people); in verse 52, I get a picture of recognition on the servant’s part of the intensive effort the LORD puts into the lives of those who follow him.
15. Bereshit 26:29 (Mikraot Gedolot)
אִם תַּעֲשֵׂה עִמָּנוּ רָעָה כַּאֲשֶׁר לֹא נְגַעֲנוּךָ וְכַאֲשֶׁר עָשִׂינוּ עִמְּךָ רַק טוֹב וַנְּשַׁלֵּחֲךָ בְּשָׁלוֹם אַתָּה עַתָּה בְּרוּךְ י־ְהֹוָה.
⦁ Genesis 26:28-29
28 But they said, “We have certainly seen that the LORD is with you. So we said, ‘Let there now be an oath between us, between you and us; and let us make a covenant with you, 29 that you will do us no harm, since we have not touched you, and sincewe have done nothing to you but good and have sent you away in peace. You are now the blessed of the LORD.’”
16. Bereshit 27:4 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַעֲשֵׂה לִי מַטְעַמִּים כַּאֲשֶׁר אָהַבְתִּי וְהָבִיאָה לִּי וְאֹכֵלָה בַּעֲבוּר תְּבָרֶכְךָ נַפְשִׁי בְּטֶרֶם אָמוּת.
17. Bereshit 27:9 (Mikraot Gedolot)
לֶךְ נָא אֶל הַצֹּאן וְקַח לִי מִשָּׁם שְׁנֵי גְּדָיֵי עִזִּים טֹבִים וְאֶעֱשֶׂה אֹתָם מַטְעַמִּים לְאָבִיךָ כַּאֲשֶׁר אָהֵב.
⦁ Genesis 27:4-9
4 And make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die.”
5 Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt game and to bring it. 6 So Rebekah spoke to Jacob her son, saying, “Indeed I heard your father speak to Esau your brother, saying, 7 ‘Bring me game and make savory food for me, that I may eat it and bless you in the presence of the LORD before my death.’ 8 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to what I command you. 9 Go now to the flock and bring me from there two choice kids of the goats, and I will make savory food from them for your father, such as he loves.
18. Bereshit 27:14 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיִּקַּח וַיָּבֵא לְאִמּוֹ וַתַּעַשׂ אִמּוֹ מַטְעַמִּים כַּאֲשֶׁר אָהֵב אָבִיו.
19. Bereshit 27:19 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב אֶל אָבִיו אָנֹכִי עֵשָׂו בְּכֹרֶךָ עָשִׂיתִי כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתָּ אֵלָי קוּם נָא שְׁבָה וְאׇכְלָה מִצֵּידִי בַּעֲבוּר תְּבָרְכַנִּי נַפְשֶׁךָ.
⦁ Genesis 27:14-19
14 And he went and got them and brought them to his mother, and his mother made savory food, such as his father loved. 15 Then Rebekah took the choice clothes of her elder son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son. 16 And she put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck. 17 Then she gave the savory food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
18 So he went to his father and said, “My father.”
And he said, “Here I am. Who are you, my son?”
19 Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn; I have done just as you told me; please arise, sit and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me.”
20. Bereshit 27:30 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר כִּלָּה יִצְחָק לְבָרֵךְ אֶת יַעֲקֹב וַיְהִי אַךְ יָצֹא יָצָא יַעֲקֹב מֵאֵת פְּנֵי יִצְחָק אָבִיו וְעֵשָׂו אָחִיו בָּא מִצֵּידוֹ.
⦁ Genesis 27:30
30 Now it happened, as soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
21. Bereshit 27:40 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְעַל חַרְבְּךָ תִחְיֶה וְאֶת אָחִיךָ תַּעֲבֹד וְהָיָה כַּאֲשֶׁר תָּרִיד וּפָרַקְתָּ עֻלּוֹ מֵעַל צַוָּארֶךָ.
⦁ Genesis 27:40
40 By your sword you shall live,
And you shall serve your brother;
And it shall come to pass, when you become restless,
That you shall break his yoke from your neck.”
22. Bereshit 29:10 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר רָאָה יַעֲקֹב אֶת רָחֵל בַּת לָבָן אֲחִי אִמּוֹ וְאֶת צֹאן לָבָן אֲחִי אִמּוֹ וַיִּגַּשׁ יַעֲקֹב וַיָּגֶל אֶת הָאֶבֶן מֵעַל פִּי הַבְּאֵר וַיַּשְׁקְ אֶת צֹאן לָבָן אֲחִי אִמּוֹ.
⦁ Genesis 29:10
10 And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother, that Jacob went near and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother.
23. Bereshit 30:25 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר יָלְדָה רָחֵל אֶת יוֹסֵף וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב אֶל לָבָן שַׁלְּחֵנִי וְאֵלְכָה אֶל מְקוֹמִי וּלְאַרְצִי.
⦁ Genesis 30:25
25 And it came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said to Laban, “Send me away, that I may go to my own place and to my country.
- You are likely seeing many occurrences of translation of כאשר as “when.” I want to challenge this interpretation. Though in English, “just as” could mean, “at the time of,” if you look at the true meaning, it is “like which,” which is not a time relationship, but a meaning like, “in the same manner as.” SO what transpires in this verse is ① a recognition that Rachel has just undergone (intensive effort) in giving birth to Joseph, AND ② that Jacob is communicating to Laban that even though he anticipates having to make an (intensive effort) to return with wives and children to his country and face a threat from Esau. It could possibly also indicate that ③ Jacob also recognizes this will be an (intensive effort) for Laban to give up his daughters and grandchildren. Clearly, if none of these connects with you, it should be a communication to you as reader that this is a life situation that involves (intensive effort) and should be a flag that there may be heightened emotions involved.
24. Bereshit 32:3 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב כַּאֲשֶׁר רָאָם מַחֲנֵה אֱלֹהִים זֶה וַיִּקְרָא שֵׁם הַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא מַחֲנָיִם.
⦁ Genesis 32:2
2(3H) When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is God’s camp.” And he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
25. Bereshit 32:32 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיִּזְרַח לוֹ הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ כַּאֲשֶׁר עָבַר אֶת פְּנוּאֵל וְהוּא צֹלֵעַ עַל יְרֵכוֹ.
● Genesis 32:31
31(32H) Just as he crossed over Penuel the sun rose on him, and he limped on his hip.
- ✱ Remember “like which.” The meaning of Penuel is “face of God.”
26. Bereshit 34:12 (Mikraot Gedolot)
הַרְבּוּ עָלַי מְאֹד מֹהַר וּמַתָּן וְאֶתְּנָה כַּאֲשֶׁר תֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָי וּתְנוּ לִי אֶת הַנַּעֲרָ לְאִשָּׁה.
⦁ Genesis 34:12
12 Ask me ever so much dowry and gift, and I will give according to what you say to me; but give me the young woman as a wife.”
27. Bereshit 34:22 (Mikraot Gedolot)
אַךְ בְּזֹאת יֵאֹתוּ לָנוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים לָשֶׁבֶת אִתָּנוּ לִהְיוֹת לְעַם אֶחָד בְּהִמּוֹל לָנוּ כׇּל זָכָר כַּאֲשֶׁר הֵם נִמֹּלִים.
● Genesis 34:22
22 Only on this (condition) will the men consent to dwell with us, to be one people: if every male among us is circumcised as they (are) circumcised.
- כאשר like which; just as cognate permutations (intensive effort)
- Very different circumcision as infant and adult.
28. Bereshit 37:23 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר בָּא יוֹסֵף אֶל אֶחָיו וַיַּפְשִׁיטוּ אֶת יוֹסֵף אֶת כֻּתׇּנְתּוֹ אֶת כְּתֹנֶת הַפַּסִּים אֲשֶׁר עָלָיו.
● Genesis 37:23
23 So it came to pass, when Joseph had come to his brothers, that they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of (many) colors that was on him.
- The only way to understand this is to go to the context. See the city name Dothan דתן in v.17. מדד measure דתן Dothan דמת cognate permutations(setting limits) Recognize that דמת is in דמות likeness, in Genesis 1:26. דמותlikeness בדתן in Dothan cognate permutations (expand/restrict)
- all of this helps explain the depth of the relationships among the brothers, which one can only fully understand by going through the entire Joseph story in Genesis, chapters 30-50.
29. Bereshit 40:14 (Mikraot Gedolot)
כִּי אִם זְכַרְתַּנִי אִתְּךָ כַּאֲשֶׁר יִיטַב לָךְ וְעָשִׂיתָ נָּא עִמָּדִי חָסֶד וְהִזְכַּרְתַּנִי אֶל פַּרְעֹה וְהוֹצֵאתַנִי מִן הַבַּיִת הַזֶּה.
⦁ Genesis 40:14
14 But remember me when it is well with you, and please show kindness to me; make mention of me to Pharaoh, and get me out of this house.
30. Bereshit 40:22 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְאֵת שַׂר הָאֹפִים תָּלָה כַּאֲשֶׁר פָּתַר לָהֶם יוֹסֵף.
⦁ Genesis 40:22
22 But he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.
31. Bereshit 41:13 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר פָּתַר לָנוּ כֵּן הָיָה אֹתִי הֵשִׁיב עַל כַּנִּי וְאֹתוֹ תָלָה.
⦁ Genesis 41:13
13 And it came to pass, just as he interpreted for us, so it happened. He restored me to my office, and he hanged him.”
32. Bereshit 41:21 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַתָּבֹאנָה אֶל קִרְבֶּנָה וְלֹא נוֹדַע כִּי בָאוּ אֶל קִרְבֶּנָה וּמַרְאֵיהֶן רַע כַּאֲשֶׁר בַּתְּחִלָּה וָאִיקָץ.
⦁ Genesis 41:17-21
17 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph: “Behold, in my dream I stood on the bank of the river. 18 Suddenly seven cows came up out of the river, fine looking and fat; and they fed in the meadow. 19 Then behold, seven other cows came up after them, poor and very ugly and gaunt, such ugliness as I have never seen in all the land of Egypt. 20 And the gaunt and ugly cows ate up the first seven, the fat cows. 21 When they had eaten them up, no one would have known that they had eaten them, for they were just as ugly as at the beginning. So I awoke.
33. Bereshit 41:54 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַתְּחִלֶּינָה שֶׁבַע שְׁנֵי הָרָעָב לָבוֹא כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמַר יוֹסֵף וַיְהִי רָעָב בְּכׇל הָאֲרָצוֹת וּבְכׇל אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם הָיָה לָחֶם.
⦁ Genesis 41:53-54
53 Then the seven years of plenty which were in the land of Egypt ended, 54 and the seven years of famine began to come, as Joseph had said. The famine was in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
34. Bereshit 43:2 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר כִּלּוּ לֶאֱכֹל אֶת הַשֶּׁבֶר אֲשֶׁר הֵבִיאוּ מִמִּצְרָיִם וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם אֲבִיהֶם שֻׁבוּ שִׁבְרוּ לָנוּ מְעַט אֹכֶל.
⦁ Genesis 43:1-2
1 Now the famine was severe in the land. 2 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought from Egypt, that their father said to them, “Go back, buy us a little food.”
- This is a time of (intensive effort). It may help you to recall how all aspects of life were thrown off by the recent pandemic.
35. Bereshit 43:14 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְאֵל שַׁדַּי יִתֵּן לָכֶם רַחֲמִים לִפְנֵי הָאִישׁ וְשִׁלַּח לָכֶם אֶת אֲחִיכֶם אַחֵר וְאֶת בִּנְיָמִין וַאֲנִי כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁכֹלְתִּי שָׁכָלְתִּי.
36. Bereshit 43:17 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיַּעַשׂ הָאִישׁ כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמַר יוֹסֵף וַיָּבֵא הָאִישׁ אֶת הָאֲנָשִׁים בֵּיתָה יוֹסֵף.
⦁ Genesis 43:14-17
14 And may God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved, I am bereaved!”
15 So the men took that present and Benjamin, and they took double money in their hand, and arose and went down to Egypt; and they stood before Joseph. 16 When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, “Take these men to my home, and slaughter an animal and make ready; for these men will dine with me at noon.” 17 Then the man did as Joseph ordered, and the man brought the men into Joseph’s house.
37. Bereshit 44:1 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיְצַו אֶת אֲשֶׁר עַל בֵּיתוֹ לֵאמֹר מַלֵּא אֶת אַמְתְּחֹת הָאֲנָשִׁים אֹכֶל כַּאֲשֶׁר יוּכְלוּן שְׂאֵת וְשִׂים כֶּסֶף אִישׁ בְּפִי אַמְתַּחְתּוֹ.
⦁ Genesis 44:1
1 And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, “Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man’s money in the mouth of his sack.
38. Bereshit 47:11 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיּוֹשֵׁב יוֹסֵף אֶת אָבִיו וְאֶת אֶחָיו וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם אֲחֻזָּה בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם בְּמֵיטַב הָאָרֶץ בְּאֶרֶץ רַעְמְסֵס כַּאֲשֶׁרצִוָּה פַרְעֹה.
⦁ Genesis 47:11
11 And Joseph situated his father and his brothers, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
39. Bereshit 50:6 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה עֲלֵה וּקְבֹר אֶת אָבִיךָ כַּאֲשֶׁר הִשְׁבִּיעֶךָ.
⦁ Genesis 50:6
6 And Pharaoh said, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear.”
40. Bereshit 50:12 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיַּעֲשׂוּ בָנָיו לוֹ כֵּן כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּם.
⦁ Genesis 50:12
12 So his sons did for him just as he had commanded them.
68 in “outspoken ones,” Major Prophets ⦁ ▸
343. Yeshayahu 9:2 (Mikraot Gedolot)
הִרְבִּיתָ הַגּוֹי [לוֹ] (לא) הִגְדַּלְתָּ הַשִּׂמְחָה שָׂמְחוּ לְפָנֶיךָ כְּשִׂמְחַת בַּקָּצִיר כַּאֲשֶׁר יָגִילוּ בְּחַלְּקָם שָׁלָל.
⦁ Isaiah 9:3
3 You have multiplied the nation
(And) increased its joy;
They rejoice before You
According to the joy of harvest,
As (men) rejoice when they divide the spoil.
344. Yeshayahu 10:10 (Mikraot Gedolot)
כַּאֲשֶׁר מָצְאָה יָדִי לְמַמְלְכֹת הָאֱלִיל וּפְסִילֵיהֶם מִירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם וּמִשֹּׁמְרוֹן.
345. Yeshayahu 10:11 (Mikraot Gedolot)
הֲלֹא כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתִי לְשֹׁמְרוֹן וְלֶאֱלִילֶיהָ כֵּן אֶעֱשֶׂה לִירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם וְלַעֲצַבֶּיהָ.
⦁ Isaiah 10:10-11
10 As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols,
Whose carved images excelled those of Jerusalem and Samaria,
11 As I have done to Samaria and her idols,
Shall I not do also to Jerusalem and her idols?’”
- כאשר like which; just as cognate permutations (intensive effort)
346. Yeshayahu 11:16 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְהָיְתָה מְסִלָּה לִשְׁאָר עַמּוֹ אֲשֶׁר יִשָּׁאֵר מֵאַשּׁוּר כַּאֲשֶׁר הָיְתָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל בְּיוֹם עֲלֹתוֹ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם.
⦁ Isaiah 11:16
16 There will be a highway for the remnant of His people
Who will be left from Assyria,
As it was for Israel
In the day that he came up from the land of Egypt.
347. Yeshayahu 14:24 (Mikraot Gedolot)
נִשְׁבַּע י־ְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת לֵאמֹר אִם לֹא כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּמִּיתִי כֵּן הָיָתָה וְכַאֲשֶׁר יָעַצְתִּי הִיא תָקוּם.
⦁ Isaiah 14:24
24 The LORD of hosts has sworn, saying,
“Surely, as I have thought, so it shall come to pass,
And as I have purposed, so it shall stand:
348. Yeshayahu 20:3 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיֹּאמֶר י־ְהֹוָה כַּאֲשֶׁר הָלַךְ עַבְדִּי יְשַׁעְיָהוּ עָרוֹם וְיָחֵף שָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנִים אוֹת וּמוֹפֵת עַל מִצְרַיִם וְעַל כּוּשׁ.
⦁ Isaiah 20:3-4
3 Then the LORD said, “Just as My servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and a wonder against Egypt and Ethiopia, 4 so shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians as prisoners and the Ethiopians as captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.
- Is this something you could do? This is more than Forrest Gump…
349. Yeshayahu 23:5 (Mikraot Gedolot)
כַּאֲשֶׁר שֵׁמַע לְמִצְרָיִם יָחִילוּ כְּשֵׁמַע צֹר.
⦁ Isaiah 23:5
5 When the report (reaches) Egypt,
They also will be in agony at the report of Tyre.
350. Yeshayahu 24:2 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְהָיָה כָעָם כַּכֹּהֵן כַּעֶבֶד כַּאדֹנָיו כַּשִּׁפְחָה כַּגְּבִרְתָּהּ כַּקּוֹנֶה כַּמּוֹכֵר כַּמַּלְוֶה כַּלֹּוֶה כַּנֹּשֶׁה כַּאֲשֶׁר נֹשֶׁא בוֹ.
⦁ Isaiah 24:2
2 And it shall be:
As with the people, so with the priest;
As with the servant, so with his master;
As with the maid, so with her mistress;
As with the buyer, so with the seller;
As with the lender, so with the borrower;
As with the creditor, so with the debtor.
351. Yeshayahu 25:11 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וּפֵרַשׂ יָדָיו בְּקִרְבּוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר יְפָרֵשׂ הַשֹּׂחֶה לִשְׂחוֹת וְהִשְׁפִּיל גַּאֲוָתוֹ עִם אׇרְבּוֹת יָדָיו.
⦁ Isaiah 25:11
11 And He will spread out His hands in their midst
As a swimmer reaches out to swim,
And He will bring down their pride
Together with the trickery of their hands.
352. Yeshayahu 26:9 (Mikraot Gedolot)
נַפְשִׁי אִוִּיתִךָ בַּלַּיְלָה אַף רוּחִי בְקִרְבִּי אֲשַׁחֲרֶךָּ כִּי כַּאֲשֶׁר מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ לָאָרֶץ צֶדֶק לָמְדוּ יֹשְׁבֵי תֵבֵל.
⦁ Isaiah 26:9
9 With my soul I have desired You in the night,
Yes, by my spirit within me I will seek You early;
For when Your judgments (are) in the earth,
The inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
353. Yeshayahu 29:8 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְהָיָה כַּאֲשֶׁר יַחֲלֹם הָרָעֵב וְהִנֵּה אוֹכֵל וְהֵקִיץ וְרֵיקָה נַפְשׁוֹ וְכַאֲשֶׁר יַחֲלֹם הַצָּמֵא וְהִנֵּה שֹׁתֶה וְהֵקִיץ
⦁ Isaiah 29:8
8 It shall even be as when a hungry man dreams,
And look—he eats;
But he awakes, and his soul is still empty;
Or as when a thirsty man dreams,
And look—he drinks;
But he awakes, and indeed he is faint,
And his soul still craves:
So the multitude of all the nations shall be,
Who fight against Mount Zion.”
354. Yeshayahu 31:4 (Mikraot Gedolot)
כִּי כֹה אָמַר י־ְהֹוָה אֵלַי כַּאֲשֶׁר יֶהְגֶּה הָאַרְיֵה וְהַכְּפִיר עַל טַרְפּוֹ אֲשֶׁר יִקָּרֵא עָלָיו מְלֹא רֹעִים מִקּוֹלָם לֹא יֵחָת וּמֵהֲמוֹנָם לֹא יַעֲנֶה כֵּן יֵרֵד י־ְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת לִצְבֹּא עַל הַר צִיּוֹן וְעַל גִּבְעָתָהּ.
⦁ Isaiah 31:4
4 For thus the LORD has spoken to me:
“As a lion roars,
And a young lion over his prey
(When a multitude of shepherds is summoned against him,
He will not be afraid of their voice
Nor be disturbed by their noise),
So the LORD of hosts will come down
To fight for Mount Zion and for its hill.
- Do you see this as describing Yeshua/Jesus, the Lion?
- כאשר like which; just as cognate permutations (intensive effort)
355. Yeshayahu 51:13 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַתִּשְׁכַּח י־ְהֹוָה עֹשֶׂךָ נוֹטֶה שָׁמַיִם וְיֹסֵד אָרֶץ וַתְּפַחֵד תָּמִיד כׇּל הַיּוֹם מִפְּנֵי חֲמַת הַמֵּצִיק כַּאֲשֶׁר כּוֹנֵן לְהַשְׁחִית וְאַיֵּה חֲמַת הַמֵּצִיק.
⦁ Isaiah 51:13
13 And you forget the LORD your Maker,
Who stretched out the heavens
And laid the foundations of the earth;
You have feared continually every day
Because of the fury of the oppressor,
When he has prepared to destroy.
And where is the fury of the oppressor?
- כאשר like which; just as cognate permutations (intensive effort)
356. Yeshayahu 52:14 (Mikraot Gedolot)
כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁמְמוּ עָלֶיךָ רַבִּים כֵּן מִשְׁחַת מֵאִישׁ מַרְאֵהוּ וְתֹאֲרוֹ מִבְּנֵי אָדָם.
⦁ Isaiah 52:14
14 Just as many were astonished at you,
So His visage was marred more than any man,
And His form more than the sons of men;
357. Yeshayahu 55:10 (Mikraot Gedolot)
כִּי כַּאֲשֶׁר יֵרֵד הַגֶּשֶׁם וְהַשֶּׁלֶג מִן הַשָּׁמַיִם וְשָׁמָּה לֹא יָשׁוּב כִּי אִם הִרְוָה אֶת הָאָרֶץ וְהוֹלִידָהּ וְהִצְמִיחָהּ וְנָתַן זֶרַע לַזֹּרֵעַ וְלֶחֶם לָאֹכֵל.
⦁ Isaiah 55:10-11
10 “For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven,
And do not return there,
But water the earth,
And make it bring forth and bud,
That it may give seed to the sower
And bread to the eater,
11 So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;
It shall not return to Me void,
But it shall accomplish what I please,
And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
358. Yeshayahu 65:8 (Mikraot Gedolot)
כֹּה אָמַר י־ְהֹוָה כַּאֲשֶׁר יִמָּצֵא הַתִּירוֹשׁ בָּאֶשְׁכּוֹל וְאָמַר אַל תַּשְׁחִיתֵהוּ כִּי בְרָכָה בּוֹ כֵּן אֶעֱשֶׂה לְמַעַן עֲבָדַי לְבִלְתִּי הַשְׁחִית הַכֹּל.
● Isaiah 65:8
8 Thus says the LORD:
“As the new wine is found in the cluster,
And one says, ‘Do not destroy it,
For a blessing is in it,’
So will I do for My servants’ sake,
That I may not destroy them all.
- Reminiscent of two passages: ➀ Parable of wheat and tares ➁ Discussion between the LORD and Abraham about the upcoming destruction of Sodom.
- But, what does it suggest in regard to (intensive effort)?
- 2 Peter 3:9
- 9 The Lord is not slack concerning (
His) promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. - And two more connected verses: See Ecclesiastes 8:11 and Psalm 50:21.
- My interpretation; accept or reject as you will. Just as we spoke about our misunderstanding about his Omnipotence, we misunderstand his Longsuffering/Patience. It is hard work for the LORD, it seems to me… the biggest attribute that he demonstrates to us may indeed be his restraint. And to me, that suggests one more statement by Yeshua/Jesus at Gethsemane:
- Matthew 26:52-54
- 52 But Jesus said to him, “Put your sword in its place, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword. 53 Or do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with more than twelve legions of angels? 54 How then could the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must happen thus?”
- The LORD puts (intensive effort) into making certain that all of mankind recognizes his restraint, for which we should be eternally grateful. Are we? ((To me, this is also a reflection of the misunderstanding that I had and most Christians have about Elijah – the prophet who called down fire with his prayer – Read 1 Kings 19:1-21. There is unbelievable power in the LORD, but his greatest attribute is that of restraint, his still, small voice. Where else is it better demonstrated than in his Rainbow Covenant after the flood? Genesis 9:11-17 ➔ h7198. קֶשֶׁת qešeṯ is God’s bow in the cloud.
- Impression – קדש set apart; holy סכת concentrate; attend without distraction יסדestablish; foundation קשת bow cognate permutations (attend and prepare) – the focus of attention/preparation can be positive or negative
- This is “holiness.” This is concentration. This requires (intensive effort) on the part of the LORD. There are approximately 8.2 billion people in the world as of 2025. And he treats us all as his children. 😳 John 5:17 “My Father is always working.”
- That we are not destroyed does not mean that our behavior is acceptable to a Holy God. It means that we have a God of restraint.
- PLEASE RECOGNIZE – אסר is in the same group as אשר, thus כאסר “like restraining” ↔︎ כאשר “like which; just as.”
- And please, I encourage the reader, that this trait is what we MUST instill into our people, our children… restraint.
359. Yeshayahu 66:20 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְהֵבִיאוּ אֶת כׇּל אֲחֵיכֶם מִכׇּל הַגּוֹיִם מִנְחָה לַי־הֹוָה בַּסּוּסִים וּבָרֶכֶב וּבַצַּבִּים וּבַפְּרָדִים וּבַכִּרְכָּרוֹת עַל הַר קׇדְשִׁי יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם אָמַר י־ְהֹוָה כַּאֲשֶׁר יָבִיאוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת הַמִּנְחָה בִּכְלִי טָהוֹר בֵּית י־ְהֹוָה.
360. Yeshayahu 66:22 (Mikraot Gedolot)
כִּי כַאֲשֶׁר הַשָּׁמַיִם הַחֲדָשִׁים וְהָאָרֶץ הַחֲדָשָׁה אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי עֹשֶׂה עֹמְדִים לְפָנַי נְאֻם י־ְהֹוָה כֵּן יַעֲמֹד זַרְעֲכֶם וְשִׁמְכֶם.
⦁ Isaiah 66:20-24
20 Then they shall bring all your brethren for an offering to the LORD out of all nations, on horses and in chariots and in litters, on mules and on camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the LORD, “as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD. 21 And I will also take some of them for priests and Levites,” says the LORD.
22 “For as the new heavens and the new earth
Which I will make shall remain before Me,” says the LORD,
“So shall your descendants and your name remain.
23 And it shall come to pass
That from one New Moon to another,
And from one Sabbath to another,
All flesh shall come to worship before Me,” says the LORD.
24 “And they shall go forth and look
Upon the corpses of the men
Who have transgressed against Me.
For their worm does not die,
And their fire is not quenched.
They shall be an abhorrence to all flesh.”
- כאשר like which; just as cognate permutations (intensive effort)
361. Yirmeyahu 2:36 (Mikraot Gedolot)
מַה תֵּזְלִי מְאֹד לְשַׁנּוֹת אֶת דַּרְכֵּךְ גַּם מִמִּצְרַיִם תֵּבֹשִׁי כַּאֲשֶׁר בֹּשְׁתְּ מֵאַשּׁוּר.
⦁ Jeremiah 2:36
36 Why do you gad about so much to change your way?
Also you shall be ashamed of Egypt as you were ashamed of Assyria.
362. Yirmeyahu 5:19 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְהָיָה כִּי תֹאמְרוּ תַּחַת מֶה עָשָׂה י־ְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ לָנוּ אֶת כׇּל אֵלֶּה וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵיהֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר עֲזַבְתֶּם אוֹתִי וַתַּעַבְדוּ אֱלֹהֵי נֵכָר בְּאַרְצְכֶם כֵּן תַּעַבְדוּ זָרִים בְּאֶרֶץ לֹא לָכֶם.
⦁ Jeremiah 5:19
19 And it will be when you say, ‘Why does the LORD our God do all these things to us?’ then you shall answer them, ‘Just as you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so you shall serve aliens in a land that is not yours.’
363. Yirmeyahu 7:14 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְעָשִׂיתִי לַבַּיִת אֲשֶׁר נִקְרָא שְׁמִי עָלָיו אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם בֹּטְחִים בּוֹ וְלַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר נָתַתִּי לָכֶם וְלַאֲבוֹתֵיכֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתִי לְשִׁלוֹ.
364. Yirmeyahu 7:15 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְהִשְׁלַכְתִּי אֶתְכֶם מֵעַל פָּנָי כַּאֲשֶׁר הִשְׁלַכְתִּי אֶת כׇּל אֲחֵיכֶם אֵת כׇּל זֶרַע אֶפְרָיִם.
⦁ Jeremiah 7:13-15
13 And now, because you have done all these works,” says the LORD, “and I spoke to you, rising up early and speaking, but you did not hear, and I called you, but you did not answer, 14 therefore I will do to the house which is called by My name, in which you trust, and to this place which I gave to you and your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh. 15 And I will cast you out of My sight, as I have cast out all your brethren—the whole posterity of Ephraim.
365. Yirmeyahu 12:16 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְהָיָה אִם לָמֹד יִלְמְדוּ אֶת דַּרְכֵי עַמִּי לְהִשָּׁבֵעַ בִּשְׁמִי חַי י־ְהֹוָה כַּאֲשֶׁר לִמְּדוּ אֶת עַמִּי לְהִשָּׁבֵעַ בַּבָּעַל וְנִבְנוּ בְּתוֹךְ עַמִּי.
⦁ Jeremiah 12:16
16 And it shall be, if they will learn carefully the ways of My people, to swear by My name, ‘As the LORD lives,’ as they taught My people to swear by Baal, then they shall be established in the midst of My people.
366. Yirmeyahu 13:5 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וָאֵלֵךְ וָאֶטְמְנֵהוּ בִּפְרָת כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה י־ְהֹוָה אוֹתִי.
⦁ Jeremiah 13:5
5 So I went and hid it by the Euphrates, as the LORD commanded me.
367. Yirmeyahu 13:11 (Mikraot Gedolot)
כִּי כַּאֲשֶׁר יִדְבַּק הָאֵזוֹר אֶל מׇתְנֵי אִישׁ כֵּן הִדְבַּקְתִּי אֵלַי אֶת כׇּל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאֶת כׇּל בֵּית יְהוּדָה נְאֻם י־ְהֹוָה לִהְיוֹת לִי לְעָם וּלְשֵׁם וְלִתְהִלָּה וּלְתִפְאָרֶת וְלֹא שָׁמֵעוּ.
⦁ Jeremiah 13:11
11 For as the sash clings to the waist of a man, so I have caused the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah to cling to Me,’ says the LORD, ‘that they may become My people, for renown, for praise, and for glory; but they would not hear.’
368. Yirmeyahu 17:22 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְלֹא תוֹצִיאוּ מַשָּׂא מִבָּתֵּיכֶם בְּיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת וְכׇל מְלָאכָה לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ וְקִדַּשְׁתֶּם אֶת יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת כַּאֲשֶׁרצִוִּיתִי אֶת אֲבוֹתֵיכֶם.
⦁ Jeremiah 17:21-22
21 Thus says the LORD: “Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the Sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; 22 nor carry a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath day, nor do any work, but hallow the Sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers.
369. Yirmeyahu 18:4 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְנִשְׁחַת הַכְּלִי אֲשֶׁר הוּא עֹשֶׂה בַּחֹמֶר בְּיַד הַיּוֹצֵר וְשָׁב וַיַּעֲשֵׂהוּ כְּלִי אַחֵר כַּאֲשֶׁר יָשַׁר בְּעֵינֵי הַיּוֹצֵר לַעֲשׂוֹת.
⦁ Jeremiah 18:4
4 And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make.
370. Yirmeyahu 19:11 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵיהֶם כֹּה אָמַר י־ְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת כָּכָה אֶשְׁבֹּר אֶת הָעָם הַזֶּה וְאֶת הָעִיר הַזֹּאת כַּאֲשֶׁר יִשְׁבֹּר אֶת כְּלִי הַיּוֹצֵר אֲשֶׁר לֹא יוּכַל לְהֵרָפֵה עוֹד וּבְתֹפֶת יִקְבְּרוּ מֵאֵין מָקוֹם לִקְבּוֹר.
⦁ Jeremiah 19:10-11
10 “Then you shall break the flask in the sight of the men who go with you, 11 and say to them, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts: “Even so I will break this people and this city, as one breaks a potter’s vessel, which cannot be made whole again; and they shall bury them in Tophet till there is no place to bury.
371. Yirmeyahu 23:27 (Mikraot Gedolot)
הַחֹשְׁבִים לְהַשְׁכִּיחַ אֶת עַמִּי שְׁמִי בַּחֲלוֹמֹתָם אֲשֶׁר יְסַפְּרוּ אִישׁ לְרֵעֵהוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁכְחוּ אֲבוֹתָם אֶת שְׁמִי בַּבָּעַל.
⦁ Jeremiah 23:26-27
26 How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies? Indeed they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart, 27 who try to make My people forget My name by their dreams which everyone tells his neighbor, as their fathers forgot My name for Baal.
372. Yirmeyahu 26:11 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיֹּאמְרוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַנְּבִאִים אֶל הַשָּׂרִים וְאֶל כׇּל הָעָם לֵאמֹר מִשְׁפַּט מָוֶת לָאִישׁ הַזֶּה כִּי נִבָּא אֶל הָעִיר הַזֹּאת כַּאֲשֶׁר שְׁמַעְתֶּם בְּאׇזְנֵיכֶם.
⦁ Jeremiah 26:11
11 And the priests and the prophets spoke to the princes and all the people, saying, “This man deserves to die! For he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your ears.”
373. Yirmeyahu 27:13 (Mikraot Gedolot)
לָמָּה תָמוּתוּ אַתָּה וְעַמֶּךָ בַּחֶרֶב בָּרָעָב וּבַדָּבֶר כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר י־ְהֹוָה אֶל הַגּוֹי אֲשֶׁר לֹא יַעֲבֹד אֶת מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל.
⦁ Jeremiah 27:13
13 Why will you die, you and your people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the LORD has spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?
374. Yirmeyahu 31:27 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְהָיָה כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁקַדְתִּי עֲלֵיהֶם לִנְתוֹשׁ וְלִנְתוֹץ וְלַהֲרֹס וּלְהַאֲבִיד וּלְהָרֵעַ כֵּן אֶשְׁקֹד עֲלֵיהֶם לִבְנוֹת וְלִנְטֹעַ נְאֻם י־ְהֹוָה.
⦁ Jeremiah 31:28
28(27H) And it shall come to pass, (that) as I have watched over them to pluck up, to break down, to throw down, to destroy, and to afflict, so I will watch over them to build and to plant, says the LORD.
375. Yirmeyahu 32:42 (Mikraot Gedolot)
כִּי כֹה אָמַר י־ְהֹוָה כַּאֲשֶׁר הֵבֵאתִי אֶל הָעָם הַזֶּה אֵת כׇּל הָרָעָה הַגְּדוֹלָה הַזֹּאת כֵּן אָנֹכִי מֵבִיא עֲלֵיהֶם אֶת כׇּל הַטּוֹבָה אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי דֹּבֵר עֲלֵיהֶם.
⦁ Jeremiah 32:42
42 “For thus says the LORD: Just as I have brought all this great calamity on this people, so I will bring on them all the good that I have promised them.
376. Yirmeyahu 38:28 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיֵּשֶׁב יִרְמְיָהוּ בַּחֲצַר הַמַּטָּרָה עַד יוֹם אֲשֶׁר נִלְכְּדָה יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וְהָיָה כַּאֲשֶׁר נִלְכְּדָה יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם.
⦁ Jeremiah 38:28
28 Now Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken. And he(¿it) was (there) when Jerusalem was taken.
- כאשר like which; just as cognate permutations (intensive effort)
377. Yirmeyahu 39:4 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר רָאָם צִדְקִיָּהוּ מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה וְכֹל אַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה וַיִּבְרְחוּ וַיֵּצְאוּ לַיְלָה מִן הָעִיר דֶּרֶךְ גַּן הַמֶּלֶךְ בְּשַׁעַר בֵּין הַחֹמֹתָיִם וַיֵּצֵא דֶּרֶךְ הָעֲרָבָה.
⦁ Jeremiah 39:4
4 So it was, when Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, that they fled and went out of the city by night, by way of the king’s garden, by the gate between the two walls. And he went out by way of the plain.
378. Yirmeyahu 39:12 (Mikraot Gedolot)
קָחֶנּוּ וְעֵינֶיךָ שִׂים עָלָיו וְאַל תַּעַשׂ לוֹ מְאוּמָה רָּע כִּי (אם) כַּאֲשֶׁר יְדַבֵּר אֵלֶיךָ כֵּן עֲשֵׂה עִמּוֹ.
⦁ Jeremiah 39:12
12 “Take him and look after him, and do him no harm; but do to him just as he says to you.”
379. Yirmeyahu 40:3 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיָּבֵא וַיַּעַשׂ י־ְהֹוָה כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֵּר כִּי חֲטָאתֶם לַי־הֹוָה וְלֹא שְׁמַעְתֶּם בְּקוֹלוֹ וְהָיָה לָכֶם [הַדָּבָר] (דבר) הַזֶּה.
⦁ Jeremiah 40:3
3 Now the LORD has brought it, and has done just as He said. Because you people have sinned against the LORD, and not obeyed His voice, therefore this thing has come upon you.
380. Yirmeyahu 42:2 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל יִרְמְיָהוּ הַנָּבִיא תִּפׇּל נָא תְחִנָּתֵנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ וְהִתְפַּלֵּל בַּעֲדֵנוּ אֶל י־ְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּעַד כׇּל הַשְּׁאֵרִית הַזֹּאת כִּי נִשְׁאַרְנוּ מְעַט מֵהַרְבֵּה כַּאֲשֶׁר עֵינֶיךָ רֹאוֹת אֹתָנוּ.
⦁ Jeremiah 42:1-3
1 Now all the captains of the forces, Johanan the son of Kareah, Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people, from the least to the greatest, came near 2 and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please, let our petition be acceptable to you, and pray for us to the LORD your God, for all this remnant (since we are left but a few of many, as you can see), 3 that the LORD your God may show us the way in which we should walk and the thing we should do.”
381. Yirmeyahu 42:18 (Mikraot Gedolot)
כִּי כֹה אָמַר י־ְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כַּאֲשֶׁר נִתַּךְ אַפִּי וַחֲמָתִי עַל יֹשְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם כֵּן תִּתַּךְ חֲמָתִי עֲלֵיכֶם בְּבֹאֲכֶם מִצְרָיִם וִהְיִיתֶם לְאָלָה וּלְשַׁמָּה וְלִקְלָלָה וּלְחֶרְפָּה וְלֹא תִרְאוּ עוֹד אֶת הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה.
⦁ Jeremiah 42:18
18 “For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘As My anger and My fury have been poured out on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so will My fury be poured out on you when you enter Egypt. And you shall be an oath, an astonishment, a curse, and a reproach; and you shall see this place no more.’
382. Yirmeyahu 43:12 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְהִצַּתִּי אֵשׁ בְּבָתֵּי אֱלֹהֵי מִצְרַיִם וּשְׂרָפָם וְשָׁבָם וְעָטָה אֶת אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם כַּאֲשֶׁר יַעְטֶה הָרֹעֶה אֶת בִּגְדוֹ וְיָצָא מִשָּׁם בְּשָׁלוֹם.
⦁ Jeremiah 43:12
12 I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt, and he shall burn them and carry them away captive. And he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd puts on his garment, and he shall go out from there in peace.
383. Yirmeyahu 44:13 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וּפָקַדְתִּי עַל הַיּוֹשְׁבִים בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם כַּאֲשֶׁר פָּקַדְתִּי עַל יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם בַּחֶרֶב בָּרָעָב וּבַדָּבֶר.
384. Yirmeyahu 44:17 (Mikraot Gedolot)
כִּי עָשֹׂה נַעֲשֶׂה אֶת כׇּל הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר יָצָא מִפִּינוּ לְקַטֵּר לִמְלֶכֶת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהַסֵּיךְ לָהּ נְסָכִים כַּאֲשֶׁרעָשִׂינוּ אֲנַחְנוּ וַאֲבֹתֵינוּ מְלָכֵינוּ
⦁ Jeremiah 44:13-17
13 For I will punish those who dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence, 14 so that none of the remnant of Judah who have gone into the land of Egypt to dwell there shall escape or survive, lest they return to the land of Judah, to which they desire to return and dwell. For none shall return except those who escape.’”
15 Then all the men who knew that their wives had burned incense to other gods, with all the women who stood by, a great multitude, and all the people who dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying: 16 ”As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you! 17 But we will certainly do whatever has gone out of our own mouth, to burn incense to the queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, were well-off, and saw no trouble.
385. Yirmeyahu 44:30 (Mikraot Gedolot)
כֹּה אָמַר י־ְהֹוָה הִנְנִי נֹתֵן אֶת פַּרְעֹה חׇפְרַע מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם בְּיַד אֹיְבָיו וּבְיַד מְבַקְשֵׁי נַפְשׁוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר נָתַתִּי אֶת צִדְקִיָּהוּ מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה בְּיַד נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל אֹיְבוֹ וּמְבַקֵּשׁ נַפְשׁוֹ.
⦁ Jeremiah 44:30
30 “Thus says the LORD: ‘Behold, I will give Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies and into the hand of those who seek his life, as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, his enemy who sought his life.’”
386. Yirmeyahu 48:13 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וּבֹשׁ מוֹאָב מִכְּמוֹשׁ כַּאֲשֶׁר בֹּשׁוּ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל מִבֵּית אֵל מִבְטֶחָם.
⦁ Jeremiah 48:13
13 Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh,
As the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.
387. Yirmeyahu 50:15 (Mikraot Gedolot)
הָרִיעוּ עָלֶיהָ סָבִיב נָתְנָה יָדָהּ נָפְלוּ [אׇשְׁיוֹתֶיהָ] (אשויתיה) נֶהֶרְסוּ חוֹמוֹתֶיהָ כִּי נִקְמַת י־ְהֹוָה הִיא הִנָּקְמוּ בָהּ כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשְׂתָה עֲשׂוּ לָהּ.
388. Yirmeyahu 50:18 (Mikraot Gedolot)
לָכֵן כֹּה אָמַר י־ְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הִנְנִי פֹקֵד אֶל מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל וְאֶל אַרְצוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר פָּקַדְתִּי אֶל מֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר.
⦁ Jeremiah 50:15-18
15 Shout against her all around;
She has given her hand,
Her foundations have fallen,
Her walls are thrown down;
For it is the vengeance of the LORD.
Take vengeance on her.
As she has done, so do to her.
16 Cut off the sower from Babylon,
And him who handles the sickle at harvest time.
For fear of the oppressing sword
Everyone shall turn to his own people,
And everyone shall flee to his own land.
17 “Israel is like scattered sheep;
The lions have driven him away.
First the king of Assyria devoured him;
Now at last this Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has broken his bones.”
18 Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel:
“Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land,
As I have punished the king of Assyria.
389. Yechezkel 1:16 (Mikraot Gedolot)
מַרְאֵה הָאוֹפַנִּים וּמַעֲשֵׂיהֶם כְּעֵין תַּרְשִׁישׁ וּדְמוּת אֶחָד לְאַרְבַּעְתָּן וּמַרְאֵיהֶם וּמַעֲשֵׂיהֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה הָאוֹפַן בְּתוֹךְ הָאוֹפָן.
⦁ Ezekiel 1:16
16 The appearance of the wheels and their workings was like the color of beryl, and all four had the same likeness. The appearance of their workings (was), as it were, a wheel in the middle of a wheel.
390. Yechezkel 2:2 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַתָּבֹא בִי רוּחַ כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר אֵלַי וַתַּעֲמִדֵנִי עַל רַגְלָי וָאֶשְׁמַע אֵת מִדַּבֵּר אֵלָי.
⦁ Ezekiel 2:2
2 Then the Spirit entered me when (like which) He spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard Him who spoke to me.
- The Spirit within is “like which” the voice speaking. See how Yeshua/Jesus describes the “Helper” that teaches: John 14:26
391. Yechezkel 9:11 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְהִנֵּה הָאִישׁ לְבֻשׁ הַבַּדִּים אֲשֶׁר הַקֶּסֶת בְּמׇתְנָיו מֵשִׁיב דָּבָר לֵאמֹר עָשִׂיתִי [כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר] (כאשר) צִוִּיתָנִי.
⦁ Ezekiel 9:11
11 Just then, the man clothed with linen, who (had) the inkhorn at his side, reported back and said, “I have done as You commanded me.”
392. Yechezkel 10:10 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וּמַרְאֵיהֶם דְּמוּת אֶחָד לְאַרְבַּעְתָּם כַּאֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה הָאוֹפַן בְּתוֹךְ הָאוֹפָן.
⦁ Ezekiel 10:10
10 (As for) their appearance, all four looked alike—as it were, a wheel in the middle of a wheel.
393. Yechezkel 12:7 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וָאַעַשׂ כֵּן כַּאֲשֶׁר צֻוֵּיתִי כֵּלַי הוֹצֵאתִי כִּכְלֵי גוֹלָה יוֹמָם וּבָעֶרֶב חָתַרְתִּי לִי בַקִּיר בְּיָד בָּעֲלָטָה הוֹצֵאתִי עַל כָּתֵף נָשָׂאתִי לְעֵינֵיהֶם.
394. Yechezkel 12:11 (Mikraot Gedolot)
אֱמֹר אֲנִי מוֹפֶתְכֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתִי כֵּן יֵעָשֶׂה לָהֶם בַּגּוֹלָה בַשְּׁבִי יֵלֵכוּ.
⦁ Ezekiel 12:7-11
7 So I did as I was commanded. I brought out my belongings by day, as though going into captivity, and at evening I dug through the wall with my hand. I brought them out at twilight, and I bore them on my shoulder in their sight.
8 And in the morning the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 9 “Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, ‘What are you doing?’ 10 Say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are among them.“‘ 11 Say, I am a sign to you. As I have done, so shall it be done to them; they shall be carried away into captivity.’
395. Yechezkel 15:6 (Mikraot Gedolot)
לָכֵן כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יֱ־הֹוִה כַּאֲשֶׁר עֵץ הַגֶּפֶן בְּעֵץ הַיַּעַר אֲשֶׁר נְתַתִּיו לָאֵשׁ לְאׇכְלָה כֵּן נָתַתִּי אֶת יֹשְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם.
⦁ Ezekiel 15:6-7
6 “Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: ‘Like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so I will give up the inhabitants of Jerusalem; 7 and I will set My face against them. They will go out from one fire, but another fire shall devour them. Then you shall know that I am the LORD, when I set My face against them.
396. Yechezkel 16:48 (Mikraot Gedolot)
חַי אָנִי נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יֱ־הֹוִה אִם עָשְׂתָה סְדֹם אֲחוֹתֵךְ הִיא וּבְנוֹתֶיהָ כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשִׂית אַתְּ וּבְנוֹתָיִךְ.
397. Yechezkel 16:50 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַתִּגְבְּהֶינָה וַתַּעֲשֶׂינָה תוֹעֵבָה לְפָנָי וָאָסִיר אֶתְהֶן כַּאֲשֶׁר רָאִיתִי.
⦁ Ezekiel 16:48-50
48 ”As I live,” says the Lord GOD, “neither your sister Sodom nor her daughters have done as you and your daughters have done. 49 Look, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughter had pride, fullness of food, and abundance of idleness; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. 50 And they were haughty and committed abomination before Me; therefore I took them away as I saw fit.
398. Yechezkel 16:59 (Mikraot Gedolot)
כִּי כֹה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יֱ־הֹוִה [וְעָשִׂיתִי] (ועשית) אוֹתָךְ כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשִׂית אֲשֶׁר בָּזִית אָלָה לְהָפֵר בְּרִית.
⦁ Ezekiel 16:59
59 For thus says the Lord GOD: “I will deal with you as you have done, who despised the oath by breaking the covenant.
399. Yechezkel 20:36 (Mikraot Gedolot)
כַּאֲשֶׁר נִשְׁפַּטְתִּי אֶת אֲבוֹתֵיכֶם בְּמִדְבַּר אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם כֵּן אִשָּׁפֵט אִתְּכֶם נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יֱ־הֹוִה.
⦁ Ezekiel 20:36
36 Just as I pleaded My case with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will plead My case with you,” says the Lord GOD.
400. Yechezkel 23:18 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַתְּגַל תַּזְנוּתֶיהָ וַתְּגַל אֶת עֶרְוָתָהּ וַתֵּקַע נַפְשִׁי מֵעָלֶיהָ כַּאֲשֶׁר נָקְעָה נַפְשִׁי מֵעַל אֲחוֹתָהּ.
⦁ Ezekiel 23:18
18 She revealed her harlotry and uncovered her nakedness.
Then I alienated Myself from her,
As I had alienated Myself from her sister.
401. Yechezkel 24:18 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וָאֲדַבֵּר אֶל הָעָם בַּבֹּקֶר וַתָּמׇת אִשְׁתִּי בָּעָרֶב וָאַעַשׂ בַּבֹּקֶר כַּאֲשֶׁר צֻוֵּיתִי.
402. Yechezkel 24:22 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַעֲשִׂיתֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתִי עַל שָׂפָם לֹא תַעְטוּ וְלֶחֶם אֲנָשִׁים לֹא תֹאכֵלוּ.
⦁ Ezekiel 24:18-22
18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died; and the next morning I did as I was commanded.
19 And the people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things signify to us, that you behave so?”
20 Then I answered them, “The word of the LORD came to me, saying, 21 ‘Speak to the house of Israel, “Thus says the Lord GOD: ‘Behold, I will profane My sanctuary, your arrogant boast, the desire of your eyes, the delight of your soul; and your sons and daughters whom you left behind shall fall by the sword. 22 And you shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your lips nor eat man’s bread of sorrow.
403. Yechezkel 35:11 (Mikraot Gedolot)
לָכֵן חַי אָנִי נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יֱ־הֹוִה וְעָשִׂיתִי כְּאַפְּךָ וּכְקִנְאָתְךָ אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתָה מִשִּׂנְאָתֶיךָ בָּם וְנוֹדַעְתִּי בָם כַּאֲשֶׁר אֶשְׁפְּטֶךָ.
⦁ Ezekiel 35:10-11
10 “Because you have said, ‘These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess them,’ although the LORD was there, 11 therefore, as I live,” says the Lord GOD, “I will do according to your anger and according to the envy which you showed in your hatred against them; and I will make Myself known among them whenI judge you.
404. Yechezkel 37:7 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְנִבֵּאתִי כַּאֲשֶׁר צֻוֵּיתִי וַיְהִי קוֹל כְּהִנָּבְאִי וְהִנֵּה רַעַשׁ וַתִּקְרְבוּ עֲצָמוֹת עֶצֶם אֶל עַצְמוֹ.
405. Yechezkel 37:10 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְהִנַּבֵּאתִי כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּנִי וַתָּבוֹא בָהֶם הָרוּחַ וַיִּחְיוּ וַיַּעַמְדוּ עַל רַגְלֵיהֶם חַיִל גָּדוֹל מְאֹד מְאֹד.
⦁ Ezekiel 37:7-10
7 So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and suddenly a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to bone. 8 Indeed, as I looked, the sinews and the flesh came upon them, and the skin covered them over; but there was no breath in them.
9 Also He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.”’” 10 So I prophesied as He commanded me, and breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army.
406. Yechezkel 41:25 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַעֲשׂוּיָה אֲלֵיהֶן אֶל דַּלְתוֹת הַהֵיכָל כְּרוּבִים וְתִמֹרִים כַּאֲשֶׁר עֲשׂוּיִם לַקִּירוֹת וְעָב עֵץ אֶל פְּנֵי הָאוּלָם מֵהַחוּץ.
⦁ Ezekiel 41:25
25 Cherubim and palm trees (were) carved on the doors of the temple just as they (were) carved on the walls. A wooden canopy (was) on the front of the vestibule outside.
407. Yechezkel 43:22 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וּבַיּוֹם הַשֵּׁנִי תַּקְרִיב שְׂעִיר עִזִּים תָּמִים לְחַטָּאת וְחִטְּאוּ אֶת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ כַּאֲשֶׁר חִטְּאוּ בַּפָּר.
⦁ Ezekiel 43:22
22 On the second day you shall offer a kid of the goats without blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they cleansed it with the bull.
408. Yechezkel 46:7 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְאֵיפָה לַפָּר וְאֵיפָה לָאַיִל יַעֲשֶׂה מִנְחָה וְלַכְּבָשִׂים כַּאֲשֶׁר תַּשִּׂיג יָדוֹ וְשֶׁמֶן הִין לָאֵיפָה.
409. Yechezkel 46:12 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְכִי יַעֲשֶׂה הַנָּשִׂיא נְדָבָה עוֹלָה אוֹ שְׁלָמִים נְדָבָה לַי־הֹוָה וּפָתַח לוֹ אֶת הַשַּׁעַר הַפֹּנֶה קָדִים וְעָשָׂה אֶת עֹלָתוֹ וְאֶת שְׁלָמָיו כַּאֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה בְּיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת וְיָצָא וְסָגַר אֶת הַשַּׁעַר אַחֲרֵי צֵאתוֹ.
⦁ Ezekiel 46:7-12
7 He shall prepare a grain offering of an ephah for a bull, an ephah for a ram, as much as he wants to give for the lambs, and a hin of oil with every ephah. 8 When the prince enters, he shall go in by way of the vestibule of the gateway, and go out the same way.
9 “But when the people of the land come before the LORD on the appointed feast days, whoever enters by way of the north gate to worship shall go out by way of the south gate; and whoever enters by way of the south gate shall go out by way of the north gate. He shall not return by way of the gate through which he came, but shall go out through the opposite gate. 10 The prince shall then be in their midst. When they go in, he shall go in; and when they go out, he shall go out. 11 At the festivals and the appointed feast days the grain offering shall be an ephah for a bull, an ephah for a ram, as much as he wants to give for the lambs, and a hin of oil with every ephah.
12 “Now when the prince makes a voluntary burnt offering or voluntary peace offering to the LORD, the gate that faces toward the east shall then be opened for him; and he shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings as he did on the Sabbath day. Then he shall go out, and after he goes out the gate shall be shut.
410. Yechezkel 48:11 (Mikraot Gedolot)
לַכֹּהֲנִים הַמְקֻדָּשׁ מִבְּנֵי צָדוֹק אֲשֶׁר שָׁמְרוּ מִשְׁמַרְתִּי אֲשֶׁר לֹא תָעוּ בִּתְעוֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כַּאֲשֶׁר תָּעוּ הַלְוִיִּם.
⦁ Ezekiel 48:11
11 (It shall be) for the priests of the sons of Zadok, who are sanctified, who have kept My charge, who did not go astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.
🄰 Please notice that the word Israel ישראל includes the cognate permutationgroup כאשר, and Israel would be similar to ל (to; toward) plus כאשר (intensive effort). Also, remember that idea of restraint that is included.
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