Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Possess’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Possess’ occurs 364 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 7:24 And the waters possessed the earth for one hundred and fifty days.Genesis 7:24
Genesis 12:5 And he took his wife Sarai, and Lot, the son of his brother, and all the substance which they had come to possess, and the lives which they had acquired in Haran, and they departed in order to go to the land of Canaan. And when they arrived in it,Genesis 12:5
Genesis 13:2 But he was very wealthy by the possession of gold and silver.Genesis 13:2
Genesis 15:7 And he said to him, “I am the Lord who led you away from Ur of the Chaldeans, so as to give you this land, and so that you would possess it.”Genesis 15:7
Genesis 15:8 But he said, “Lord God, in what way may I be able to know that I will possess it?”Genesis 15:8
Genesis 17:8 And I will give to you and to your offspring, the land of your sojourn, all the land of Canaan, as an eternal possession, and I will be their God.”Genesis 17:8
Genesis 22:17 I will bless you, and I will multiply your offspring like the stars of heaven, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the gates of their enemies.Genesis 22:17
Genesis 23:9 so that he may give me the double cave, which he has at the far end of his field. He may transfer it to me for as much money as it is worth in your sight, for the possession of a sepulcher.”Genesis 23:9
Genesis 23:18 Abraham took it as a possession, in the sight of the sons of Heth and of everyone who was entering at the gate of his city.Genesis 23:18
Genesis 23:20 And the field was confirmed to Abraham, with the cave that was in it, as a memorial possession before the sons of Heth.Genesis 23:20
Genesis 24:60 wishing prosperity for their sister, by saying: “You are our sister. May you increase to thousands of thousands. And may your offspring possess the gates of their enemies.”Genesis 24:60
Genesis 25:5 And Abraham gave everything that he possessed to Isaac.Genesis 25:5
Genesis 28:4 And may he give the blessings of Abraham to you, and to your offspring after you, so that you may possess the land of your sojourning, which he promised to your grandfather.”Genesis 28:4
Genesis 30:29 But he responded: “You know how I have served you, and how great your possession became in my hands.Genesis 30:29
Genesis 34:10 And live with us. The land is in your power: cultivate, trade, and possess it.”Genesis 34:10
Genesis 34:23 And their substance, and cattle, and all that they possess, will be ours, if only we will acquiesce to this, and so, in living together, will form one people.”Genesis 34:23
Genesis 45:10 and you will live in the land of Goshen. And you will be next to me, you and your sons and the sons of your sons, your sheep and your herds, and all that you possess.Genesis 45:10
Genesis 45:11 And there I will pasture you, (for there are still five years of famine remaining) lest both you and your house perish, along with all that you possess.’Genesis 45:11
Genesis 46:6 along with all that he possessed in the land of Canaan. And he arrived in Egypt with all his offspring:Genesis 46:6
Genesis 47:1 And so Joseph entered and reported to Pharaoh, saying: “My father and brothers, their sheep and herds, and everything that they possess, have arrived from the land of Canaan. And behold, they stand together in the land of Goshen.”Genesis 47:1
Genesis 47:11 Truly, Joseph gave his father and brothers a possession in Egypt, in the best place of the land, in Rameses, as Pharaoh had instructed.Genesis 47:11
Genesis 47:23 Therefore, Joseph said to the people: “So, as you discern, both you and your lands are possessed by Pharaoh; take seed and sow the fields,Genesis 47:23
Genesis 47:27 And so, Israel lived in Egypt, that is, in the land of Goshen, and he possessed it. And he increased and was multiplied exceedingly.Genesis 47:27
Genesis 48:4 And he said: ‘I will increase and multiply you, and I will make you influential among the people. And I will give this land to you, and to your offspring after you, as an everlasting possession.’Genesis 48:4
Genesis 49:30 opposite Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought, along with its field, from Ephron the Hittite, as a possession for burial.Genesis 49:30
Genesis 50:13 And carrying him into the land of Canaan, they buried him in the double cave, which Abraham had bought along with its field, from Ephron the Hittite, as a possession for burial, opposite Mamre.Genesis 50:13
Number of the word / term Possess in Genesis: 26
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book Exodus
Exodus 6:8 and who brought you into the land, over which I lifted up my hand in order to grant it to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And I will grant it to you as a possession. I am the Lord.”Exodus 6:8
Exodus 9:7 And Pharaoh sent to see; neither was there anything dead of those things that Israel possessed. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not release the people.Exodus 9:7
Exodus 15:16 Let fear and dread fall upon them, by the magnitude of your arm. Let them become immobilized like stone, until your people cross through, O Lord, until this, your people whom you possess, cross through.Exodus 15:16
Exodus 19:5 If, therefore, you will hear my voice, and you will keep my covenant, you will be to me a particular possession out of all people. For all the earth is mine.Exodus 19:5
Exodus 23:30 I will expel them little by little from your sight, until you have expanded and may possess the land.Exodus 23:30
Exodus 29:29 But the holy vestment, which Aaron shall use, his sons shall possess after him, so that they may be anointed in it and their hands may be consecrated.Exodus 29:29
Exodus 32:13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by your very self, saying: ‘I will multiply your offspring like the stars of heaven. And this entire land, about which I have spoken, I will give to your offspring. And you shall possess it forever.’ ”Exodus 32:13
Exodus 34:9 he said: “If I have found grace in your sight, O Lord, I beg you to walk with us, (for the people are stiff-necked) and take away our iniquities and our sin, and so possess us.”Exodus 34:9
Number of the word / term Possess in Exodus: 8
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book Leviticus
Leviticus 13:13 the priest shall examine him, and he shall judge that the leprosy that he possesses is very clean, because it has all turned to whiteness, and for this reason the man shall be clean.Leviticus 13:13
Leviticus 14:34 When you will have entered into the land of Canaan, which I will give to you as a possession, if there is the mark of leprosy in a building,Leviticus 14:34
Leviticus 20:24 But I say to you: Possess their land, which I will give to you as an inheritance, a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the Lord your God, who has separated you from the other peoples.Leviticus 20:24
Leviticus 25:10 And you shall sanctify the fiftieth year, and you shall proclaim a remission for all the inhabitants of your land: for the same is the Jubilee. A man shall return to his possession, and each one shall go back to his original family,Leviticus 25:10
Leviticus 25:24 Therefore, every region of your possession shall be sold under the condition of redemption.Leviticus 25:24
Leviticus 25:25 If your brother, being in need, will have sold his little possession and his close relative is willing, he is able to redeem what he had sold.Leviticus 25:25
Leviticus 25:27 the produce shall be calculated from that time when he sold it. And what is lacking, he shall repay to the buyer, and so he shall receive his possession.Leviticus 25:27
Leviticus 25:30 If he has not redeemed it, and the year will have turned full circle, the buyer and his posterity shall possess it, in perpetuity, and it is not able to be redeemed, even in the Jubilee.Leviticus 25:30
Leviticus 25:33 If they have not been redeemed, then in the Jubilee they shall return to the owners, for the houses of the cities of the Levites are for their possession among the sons of Israel.Leviticus 25:33
Leviticus 25:34 But let not their suburbs be sold, for it is an everlasting possession.Leviticus 25:34
Leviticus 25:41 And after that, he shall depart with his children, and he shall return to his kindred, to the possession of his fathers.Leviticus 25:41
Leviticus 25:46 and, by the right of inheritance, you shall transmit them to your posterity, and you shall possess them forever. But do not oppress your brothers, the sons of Israel, by power.Leviticus 25:46
Leviticus 27:16 But if he has vowed a field of his possession, and has consecrated it to the Lord, the price shall be estimated according to the measure of the seed. If the land would be sown with thirty measures of barley, then let it be sold for fifty shekels of silver.Leviticus 27:16
Leviticus 27:19 But if he who had vowed it, was willing to redeem his field, he shall add a fifth part of the money to the estimation, and then he shall possess it.Leviticus 27:19
Leviticus 27:21 For when the day of Jubilee arrives, it shall be sanctified to the Lord. And as a possession that has been consecrated, it rightfully belongs to the priest.Leviticus 27:21
Leviticus 27:22 If a field has been bought, and it is not from the possession of ancestors, it shall be sanctified to the Lord.Leviticus 27:22
Leviticus 27:24 Then, in the Jubilee, it shall be returned to the former owner, the one who had sold it and who had held it within the lot of his possession.Leviticus 27:24
Number of the word / term Possess in Leviticus: 17
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book Numbers
Numbers 13:30 During these events, Caleb, to restrain the murmuring of the people who rose up against Moses, said, “Let us ascend and possess the land, for we will be able to obtain it.”Numbers 13:30
Numbers 14:24 My servant Caleb, who, being full of another spirit, has followed me, I will lead into this land, through which he has wandered, and his offspring shall possess it.Numbers 14:24
Numbers 16:14 You have led us, it is true, to a land that flows with streams of milk and honey, and you have given us possession of fields and vineyards. But will you also tear out our eyes? We will not come.”Numbers 16:14
Numbers 18:20 And the Lord said to Aaron: “In their land, you shall possess nothing; neither shall you have a portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance in the midst of the sons of Israel.Numbers 18:20
Numbers 18:21 But I have given, to the sons of Levi, all the tithes of Israel as a possession, for the ministry by which they serve me in the tabernacle of the covenant,Numbers 18:21
Numbers 18:23 Only the sons of Levi may serve me in the tabernacle and may carry the sins of the people. It shall be an everlasting ordinance in your generations. They shall possess nothing else;Numbers 18:23
Numbers 21:24 And he was struck down by them with the edge of the sword, and they possessed his land from Arnon, even to Jabbok and the sons of Ammon. For the borders of the Ammonites were held by a strong fortress.Numbers 21:24
Numbers 21:32 And Moses sent some to explore Jazer. These captured its villages and possessed its inhabitants.Numbers 21:32
Numbers 21:35 Therefore, they struck him down also, with his sons, and all his people, even to utter destruction, and they possessed his land.Numbers 21:35
Numbers 24:18 And he shall possess Idumea; the inheritance of Seir shall fall to their enemies. Yet truly, Israel shall act with strength.Numbers 24:18
Numbers 26:54 To the greater number you shall give a greater portion, and to the lesser number, a lesser portion. To each one, just as they have now been counted, a possession shall be delivered.Numbers 26:54
Numbers 26:62 And these were all who were numbered: twenty-three thousand of the male gender, from one month and above. For they were not counted among the sons of Israel, neither was a possession given to them with the others.Numbers 26:62
Numbers 27:3 “Our father died in the desert, and was not with the sedition, which was stirred up against the Lord under Korah, but he died in his own sin; he had no male sons. Why is his name taken away from his family, because he had no son? Give us a possession among the kinsmen of our father.”Numbers 27:3
Numbers 27:6 “The daughters of Zelophehad are asking for something just. So give them a possession among the kinsmen of their father, and let them succeed him in his inheritance.Numbers 27:6
Numbers 32:5 And so we beseech you, if we have found favor before you, that you give it to us, your subjects, as a possession, and that you not cause us cross the Jordan.”Numbers 32:5
Numbers 32:18 We will not return to our houses, even until the sons of Israel may possess their inheritance.Numbers 32:18
Numbers 32:19 Neither will we seek anything across the Jordan, because we already have our possession on its eastern side.”Numbers 32:19
Numbers 32:29 “If the sons of Gad and the sons of Ruben cross over the Jordan with you, all armed for war before the Lord, and if the land becomes subject to you, give them Gilead as a possession.Numbers 32:29
Numbers 32:32 We will go forth, armed, before the Lord into the land of Canaan; and we acknowledge that we have already received our possession across the Jordan.”Numbers 32:32
Numbers 33:53 cleansing the land and living in it. For I have given it you as a possession,Numbers 33:53
Numbers 33:54 which you shall divide among you by lot. To the greater number you shall give more, and to the lesser number, less. To each one, just as the lot shall fall, so shall the inheritance be distributed. The possession shall be divided by the tribes and families.Numbers 33:54
Numbers 34:2 “Instruct the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: When you will have entered into the land of Canaan, and it has fallen into your possession by lot, it shall be bound by these limits:Numbers 34:2
Numbers 34:13 And Moses instructed the sons of Israel, saying: “This shall be the land which you shall possess by lot, and which the Lord has ordered to be given to the nine tribes, and to the half tribe.Numbers 34:13
Numbers 35:34 And so shall your possession be cleansed, while I myself am abiding with you. For I am the Lord, who lives among the sons of Israel.”Numbers 35:34
Numbers 36:2 “The Lord has instructed you, our ruler, so that you would divide the land by lot to the sons of Israel, and so that you would give to the daughters of Zelophehad, our brother, the possession owed to their father.Numbers 36:2
Numbers 36:3 But if men of another tribe receive them as wives, their possession will follow them, and having been transferred to another tribe, there will be a reduction in our inheritance.Numbers 36:3
Numbers 36:4 And so it may be that, when the Jubilee of remission, that is, the fiftieth year, has arrived, the distribution by lots shall be confounded, and the possession of the one shall be transferred to others.”Numbers 36:4
Numbers 36:7 lest the possession of the sons of Israel become commingled, from tribe to tribe. For all men shall take wives from their own tribe and kinship;Numbers 36:7
Numbers 36:12 from the family of Manasseh, who was a son of Joseph. And the possession which had been distributed to them remained in the tribe and family of their father.Numbers 36:12
Number of the word / term Possess in Numbers: 29
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 1:8 ‘Lo,’ he said, ‘I have delivered it to you. Enter and possess that which the Lord swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that he would give it to them, and to their offspring after them.’Deuteronomy 1:8
Deuteronomy 1:21 Gaze upon the land that the Lord your God gives to you. Ascend and possess it, just as the Lord our God has spoken to your fathers. Do not be afraid, and do not become terrified by anything.’Deuteronomy 1:21
Deuteronomy 1:39 Your little ones, about whom you said that they would be led away as captives, and your sons, who to this day are ignorant of the difference between good and evil, they shall enter. And I will give the land to them, and they will possess it.Deuteronomy 1:39
Deuteronomy 2:5 Therefore, take care diligently, lest you be moved against them. For I will not give to you from their land even as much as the step that one foot can tread upon, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.Deuteronomy 2:5
Deuteronomy 2:9 And the Lord said to me: ‘You should not fight against the Moabites, nor should you go to battle against them. For I will not give to you anything from their land, because I have given Ar to the sons of Lot as a possession.’Deuteronomy 2:9
Deuteronomy 2:12 The Horites also formerly lived at Seir. When these had been driven out and destroyed, the sons of Esau lived there, just as Israel did in the land of his possession, which the Lord gave to him.Deuteronomy 2:12
Deuteronomy 2:19 And when you have arrived in the vicinity of the sons of Ammon, be careful that you do not fight against them, nor should you be moved to battle. For I will not give to you from the land of the sons of Ammon, because I have given it to the sons of Lot as a possession.’Deuteronomy 2:19
Deuteronomy 2:22 just as he had done for the sons of Esau, who live at Seir, wiping out the Horites and delivering their land to them, which they possess even to the present time.Deuteronomy 2:22
Deuteronomy 2:24 ‘Rise up and cross the torrent Arnon! Behold, I have delivered Sihon, the king of Heshbon, the Amorite, into your hand, and so, begin to possess his land and to engage in battle against him.Deuteronomy 2:24
Deuteronomy 2:31 And the Lord said to me: ‘Behold, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his land to you. Begin to possess it.’Deuteronomy 2:31
Deuteronomy 3:12 And we possessed the land, at that time, from Aroer, which is above the bank of the torrent Arnon, as far as the middle of Mount Gilead. And I gave its cities to Ruben and Gad.Deuteronomy 3:12
Deuteronomy 3:14 Jair, the son of Manasseh, possessed all the region of Argob, as far as the borders of Geshur and Maacath. And he called Bashan by his own name, Havvoth Jair, that is, the villages of Jair, even to the present day.Deuteronomy 3:14
Deuteronomy 3:20 until the Lord provides rest to your brothers, just as he has provided for you. And they, too, shall possess the land, which he will give to them beyond the Jordan. Then each one shall return to his possession, which I have allotted to you.’Deuteronomy 3:20
Deuteronomy 4:1 “And now, O Israel, listen to the precepts and judgments which I am teaching to you, so that, by doing these, you may live, and you may enter and possess the land, which the Lord, the God of your fathers, will give to you.Deuteronomy 4:1
Deuteronomy 4:5 You know that I have taught you precepts as well as justices, just as the Lord my God has commanded me. And so shall you do in the land that you will possess.Deuteronomy 4:5
Deuteronomy 4:14 And he commanded me, at that time, that I should teach you the ceremonies and judgments which you must carry out, in the land that you shall possess.Deuteronomy 4:14
Deuteronomy 4:22 Behold, I shall die on this soil. I shall not cross over the Jordan. You shall cross it, and you shall possess the singular land.Deuteronomy 4:22
Deuteronomy 4:26 I call heaven and earth as witnesses this day, that you shall quickly perish from the land, which, when you have crossed over the Jordan, you will possess. You will not live in it for a long time; instead, the Lord will destroy you.Deuteronomy 4:26
Deuteronomy 4:38 so as to wipe away, upon your arrival, nations, very great and stronger than you, and so as to lead you in, and to present to you their land as a possession, just as you discern in the present day.Deuteronomy 4:38
Deuteronomy 5:31 But as for you, stand here with me, and I will speak to you all my commandments and ceremonies, as well as judgments. These, you shall teach them, so that they may do them in the land, which I will give to them as a possession.Deuteronomy 5:31
Deuteronomy 5:33 For you shall walk in the way that the Lord your God has instructed, so that you may live, and it may be well with you, and your days may be extended in the land of your possession.’ ”Deuteronomy 5:33
Deuteronomy 6:1 “These are the precepts and ceremonies, as well as the judgments, which the Lord your God has commanded that I teach to you, which you shall do in the land to which you will travel in order to possess it.Deuteronomy 6:1
Deuteronomy 6:18 And do what is pleasing and good in the sight of the Lord, so that it may be well with you, and so that, when you enter, you may possess the excellent land, about which the Lord swore to your fathersDeuteronomy 6:18
Deuteronomy 7:1 “When the Lord your God will have led you to the land, which you will enter so as to possess it, and when he will have destroyed many nations before you, the Hittite, and the Girgashite, and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, seven nations much more numerous than you, and more robust than you,Deuteronomy 7:1
Deuteronomy 8:1 “All the commandments which I am entrusting to you this day, take care to observe them diligently, so that you may live and be multiplied, and so that, upon entering, you may possess the land, about which the Lord swore to your fathers.Deuteronomy 8:1
Deuteronomy 9:1 “Listen, O Israel: You shall cross over the Jordan today, in order to possess nations, very great and stronger than yourself, cities vast and walled even to the sky,Deuteronomy 9:1
Deuteronomy 9:4 You should not say in your heart, when the Lord your God will have destroyed them in your sight: ‘It is because of my justice that the Lord led me in, so that I might possess this land, while these nations have been destroyed because of their impiety.’Deuteronomy 9:4
Deuteronomy 9:5 For it is not because of your justices or the uprightness of your heart that you will enter, so that you may possess their lands. Instead, it is because they have acted wickedly that they are destroyed upon your arrival, and so that the Lord may accomplish his word, which he promised under oath to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.Deuteronomy 9:5
Deuteronomy 9:6 Therefore, know that the Lord your God will not give you this excellent land as a possession due to your justices, for you are a very stiff-necked people.Deuteronomy 9:6
Deuteronomy 9:23 And when he sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, ‘Ascend and possess the land, which I have given to you,’ even so, you spurned the command of the Lord your God, and you did not believe him, nor were you willing to listen to his voice.Deuteronomy 9:23
Deuteronomy 10:9 As a result, Levi has no portion or possession with his brothers. For the Lord himself is his possession, just as the Lord your God promised him.Deuteronomy 10:9
Deuteronomy 10:11 And he said to me: ‘Go forth and walk before the people, so that they may enter and possess the land, which I swore to their fathers that I would deliver to them.’Deuteronomy 10:11
Deuteronomy 11:8 so that you would keep all his commandments, which I entrust to you this day, and so that you would be able to enter and possess the land, toward which you are advancing,Deuteronomy 11:8
Deuteronomy 11:10 For the land, which you shall enter and possess, is not like the land of Egypt, from which you departed, where, when seed has been sown, waters are brought in by irrigation, in the manner of gardens.Deuteronomy 11:10
Deuteronomy 11:23 the Lord will scatter all these nations before your face, and you shall possess them, though they are greater and stronger than you.Deuteronomy 11:23
Deuteronomy 11:31 For you shall cross over the Jordan, so that you may possess the land which the Lord your God will give you, so that you may have it and possess it.Deuteronomy 11:31
Deuteronomy 12:1 “These are the precepts and judgments which you must do in the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, will give to you, so that you may possess it during all the days that you shall walk upon the soil.Deuteronomy 12:1
Deuteronomy 12:2 Overturn all the places where the nations, which you will possess, worshipped their gods on lofty mountains, and on hills, and under every leafy tree.Deuteronomy 12:2
Deuteronomy 12:9 For even until the present time, you did not arrive at the rest and the possession, which the Lord your God will give to you.Deuteronomy 12:9
Deuteronomy 12:12 In that place, you shall feast before the Lord your God: you, and your sons and daughters, your men and women servants, as well as the Levite who dwells in your cities. For he has no other portion or possession among you.Deuteronomy 12:12
Deuteronomy 12:29 When the Lord your God will have abolished before your face the nations, which you shall enter so as to possess them, and when you will possess them and live in their land,Deuteronomy 12:29
Deuteronomy 14:27 As for the Levite, who is within your gates, take care that you do not abandon him, for he has no other portion within your possession.Deuteronomy 14:27
Deuteronomy 14:29 And the Levite, who has no other portion or possession with you, and the sojourner as well as the orphan and the widow who are within your gates, shall approach and eat and be satisfied, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the works of your hands which you shall do.”Deuteronomy 14:29
Deuteronomy 15:4 And there shall not be anyone indigent or begging among you, so that the Lord your God may bless you in the land which he will deliver to you as a possession.Deuteronomy 15:4
Deuteronomy 16:20 You shall justly pursue what is just, so that you may live and possess the land, which the Lord your God will give to you.Deuteronomy 16:20
Deuteronomy 17:14 When you will have entered into the land which the Lord your God will give to you, and you possess it, and you live in it, and you say, ‘I will appoint a king over me, just as all the surrounding nations have done,’Deuteronomy 17:14
Deuteronomy 18:2 And they shall receive nothing else from the possession of their brothers. For the Lord himself is their inheritance, just as he said to them.Deuteronomy 18:2
Deuteronomy 18:14 These nations, whose land you shall possess, they listen to soothsayers and diviners. But you have been otherwise instructed by the Lord your God.Deuteronomy 18:14
Deuteronomy 19:1 “When the Lord your God will have destroyed the nations, whose land he will deliver to you, and when you possess it and live in its cities and buildings,Deuteronomy 19:1
Deuteronomy 19:2 you shall separate for yourselves three cities in the midst of the land, which the Lord will give to you as a possession,Deuteronomy 19:2
Deuteronomy 19:10 So may innocent blood not be shed in the midst of the land which the Lord your God will give you to possess, lest you be guilty of blood.Deuteronomy 19:10
Deuteronomy 19:14 You shall not take up or move the landmark of your neighbor, which those before you have placed, in your possession that the Lord your God will give to you, in the land you will receive to possess.Deuteronomy 19:14
Deuteronomy 20:15 So shall you do to all the cities which are at a great distance from you, those which are not among the cities that you shall receive as a possession.Deuteronomy 20:15
Deuteronomy 21:23 his corpse shall not remain on the tree. Instead, he shall be buried on the same day. For he who hangs from a tree has been cursed by God, and you shall not defile your land, which the Lord your God will give to you as a possession.”Deuteronomy 21:23
Deuteronomy 23:20 but only to a foreigner. For you shall lend to your brother whatever he needs without interest, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all your works in the land, which you shall enter so as to possess it.Deuteronomy 23:20
Deuteronomy 24:4 then the former husband cannot take her back as a wife. For she has been polluted and has become abominable in the sight of the Lord. Otherwise, you may cause your land, which the Lord your God will deliver to you as a possession, to sin.Deuteronomy 24:4
Deuteronomy 26:1 “And when you will have entered into the land which the Lord your God will give to you to possess, and when you will have obtained it and are living within it:Deuteronomy 26:1
Deuteronomy 28:21 May the Lord join a pestilence to you, until he consumes you from the land, which you shall enter so as to possess.Deuteronomy 28:21
Deuteronomy 28:63 And just as before, when the Lord rejoiced over you, doing good for you and multiplying you, so shall he rejoice, scattering and overturning you, so as to take you away from the land, which you shall enter in order to possess.Deuteronomy 28:63
Deuteronomy 29:8 And we took their land and delivered it as a possession to Ruben and to Gad, and to half of the tribe of Manasseh.Deuteronomy 29:8
Deuteronomy 30:5 And he will take you up and lead you into the land which your fathers had possessed, and you shall obtain it. And in blessing you, he will make you greater in number than your fathers ever were.Deuteronomy 30:5
Deuteronomy 30:16 so that you may love the Lord your God, and walk in his ways, and keep his commandments and ceremonies and judgments, and so that you may live, and he may multiply you and bless you in the land, which you shall enter in order to possess.Deuteronomy 30:16
Deuteronomy 30:18 then I predict to you this day that you will perish, and you will remain for only a short time in the land, for which you shall cross the Jordan, and which you shall enter in order to possess.Deuteronomy 30:18
Deuteronomy 31:3 Therefore, the Lord your God will go across before you. He himself will abolish all these nations in your sight, and you shall possess them. And this man Joshua shall go across before you, just as the Lord has spoken.Deuteronomy 31:3
Deuteronomy 32:6 How can this be the return you would offer to the Lord, O foolish and senseless people? Is he himself not your Father, who has possessed you, and made you, and created you?Deuteronomy 32:6
Deuteronomy 32:47 For these things have not been entrusted to you to no purpose, but so that each one would live by them, and so that, in doing these, you may continue for a long time in the land, which you will enter upon crossing the Jordan in order to possess it.”Deuteronomy 32:47
Deuteronomy 33:23 And to Naphtali he said: “Naphtali shall enjoy abundance, and he shall be full of the blessings of the Lord. He shall possess the sea and the Meridian.”Deuteronomy 33:23
Number of the word / term Possess in Deuteronomy: 67
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book Joshua
Joshua 1:11 ‘Prepare your food supplies. For after the third day, you shall cross the Jordan, and you shall enter so as to possess the land, which the Lord your God will give to you.’ ”Joshua 1:11
Joshua 1:15 until the Lord gives rest to your brothers, just as he has given to you, and until they also possess the land, which the Lord your God will give to them. And so shall you be returned to the land of your possession. And you shall live in the land, which Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave to you beyond the Jordan, opposite the rising of the sun.”Joshua 1:15
Joshua 5:1 Therefore, after all the kings of the Amorites, who were living across the Jordan toward the western region, and all the kings of Canaan, who possessed the places beside the great sea, had heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the sons of Israel, until they crossed over it, their heart was broken, and there remained in them no spirit, out of fear at the entrance of the sons of Israel.Joshua 5:1
Joshua 11:23 Thus, Joshua seized all the land, just as the Lord spoke to Moses, and he delivered it as a possession to the sons of Israel, according to their divisions and tribes. And the land rested from battles.Joshua 11:23
Joshua 12:1 These are the kings whom the sons of Israel struck down, and whose land they possessed beyond the Jordan, toward the rising of the sun, from the torrent Arnon as far as mount Hermon, with the entire eastern region that looks out toward the wilderness:Joshua 12:1
Joshua 12:6 Moses, the servant of the Lord, and the sons of Israel struck them down. And Moses delivered their land into the possession of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the one half tribe of Manasseh.Joshua 12:6
Joshua 12:7 These are the kings of the land, whom Joshua and the sons of Israel struck down across the Jordan, toward the western region, from Baalgad in the field of Lebanon, as far as the mountain, part of which ascends to Seir. And Joshua delivered it as a possession to the tribes of Israel, to each one in their divisions,Joshua 12:7
Joshua 13:7 And now, divide the land as a possession to the nine tribes, and to the one half tribe of Manasseh.”Joshua 13:7
Joshua 13:8 With them, Reuben and Gad have possessed the land, which Moses, the servant of the Lord, delivered to them beyond the river Jordan, on the eastern side:Joshua 13:8
Joshua 13:14 But to the tribe of Levi, he did not give a possession. Instead, the sacrifices and victims of the Lord, the God of Israel, these are his inheritance, just as he spoke to him.Joshua 13:14
Joshua 13:15 Therefore, Moses gave a possession to the tribe of the sons of Reuben, according to their families.Joshua 13:15
Joshua 13:23 And the river Jordan was made the border of the sons of Reuben; this is the possession of the Reubenites, by their families, in cities and villages.Joshua 13:23
Joshua 13:24 And Moses gave to the tribe of Gad and his sons, by their families, a possession, of which this is the division:Joshua 13:24
Joshua 13:28 This is the possession of the sons of Gad, by their families, in their cities and villages.Joshua 13:28
Joshua 13:29 He also gave, to the one half tribe of Manasseh and to his sons, a possession according to their families,Joshua 13:29
Joshua 13:32 Moses divided this possession, in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan, opposite Jericho on the eastern side.Joshua 13:32
Joshua 13:33 But to the tribe of Levi he did not give a possession. For the Lord, the God of Israel, is himself their possession, just as he spoke to him.Joshua 13:33
Joshua 14:1 This is what the sons of Israel possessed in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar, the priest, and Joshua, the son of Nun, and the leaders of the families, by the tribes of Israel, gave to them,Joshua 14:1
Joshua 14:3 For to the two and one half tribes, Moses had given a possession beyond the Jordan, aside from the Levites, who received no land among their brothers.Joshua 14:3
Joshua 14:9 And Moses swore, on that day, saying: ‘The land that your foot has tread upon shall be your possession, and that of your sons, unto eternity. For you have followed the Lord my God.’Joshua 14:9
Joshua 14:13 And Joshua blessed him, and he delivered Hebron to him as a possession.Joshua 14:13
Joshua 15:20 This is the possession of the tribe of the sons of Judah, by their families.Joshua 15:20
Joshua 16:4 And Manasseh and Ephraim, the sons of Joseph, possessed it.Joshua 16:4
Joshua 16:5 And the border of the sons of Ephraim was made by their families. And their possession toward the east was from Ataroth-addar, as far as upper Beth-horon,Joshua 16:5
Joshua 16:8 From Tappuah, it passes on, opposite the sea, into the Valley of Reeds. And its exit is at the very salty sea. This is the possession of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim, by their families.Joshua 16:8
Joshua 16:9 And there were cities, with their villages, which were set aside for the sons of Ephraim, in the midst of the possession of the sons of Manasseh.Joshua 16:9
Joshua 17:1 Now this lot fell to the tribe of Manasseh, since he is the firstborn of Joseph: to Machir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, who was a fighting man, and he had as a possession Gilead and Bashan;Joshua 17:1
Joshua 17:4 And they went before the sight of Eleazar, the priest, and Joshua, the son of Nun, and the leaders, saying: “The Lord instructed by the hand of Moses that a possession ought to be given to us, in the midst of our brothers.” And so, he gave to them, in accord with the order of the Lord, a possession in the midst of the brothers of their father.Joshua 17:4
Joshua 17:6 And so the daughters of Manasseh possessed an inheritance in the midst of his sons. But the land of Gilead fell by lot to the sons of Manasseh that were left.Joshua 17:6
Joshua 17:10 So it is that the possession of Ephraim is in the south, and that of Manasseh is in the north, and both are enclosed by the sea, and they are joined together by the tribe of Asher to the north, and by the tribe of Issachar to the east.Joshua 17:10
Joshua 17:14 And the sons of Joseph spoke to Joshua, and they said, “Why have you given to me as a possession one lot and one portion, while I am of such a great multitude, and the Lord has blessed me?”Joshua 17:14
Joshua 17:15 And Joshua said to them, “If you are a numerous people, go up into the forest, and cut out space for yourself in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim, since the possession of mount Ephraim is too narrow for you.”Joshua 17:15
Joshua 18:3 And Joshua said to them: “For how long will you draw back in idleness, and not enter to possess the land, which the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given to you?Joshua 18:3
Joshua 18:11 And the first lot went to the sons of Benjamin, by their families, so that they would possess the land between the sons of Judah and the sons of Joseph.Joshua 18:11
Joshua 18:20 which is its border to the east. This is the possession of the sons of Benjamin, with their borders all around, and by their families.Joshua 18:20
Joshua 18:28 and Zela, Haeleph, and Jebus, which is Jerusalem, Gibeah and Kiriath: fourteen cities, and their villages. This is the possession of the sons of Benjamin, according to their families.Joshua 18:28
Joshua 19:2 in the midst of the possession of the sons of Judah: Beersheba, and Sheba, and Moladah,Joshua 19:2
Joshua 19:9 within the possession and lot of the sons of Judah, which was greater. And for this reason, the sons of Simeon had a possession in the midst of their inheritance.Joshua 19:9
Joshua 19:10 And the third lot fell to the sons of Zebulun, by their families; and the limit of their possession was set as far as Sarid.Joshua 19:10
Joshua 19:23 This is the possession of the sons of Issachar by their families, the cities and their villages.Joshua 19:23
Joshua 19:31 This is the possession of the sons of Asher, by their families, and the cities and their villages.Joshua 19:31
Joshua 19:39 This is the possession of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali, by their families, the cities and their villages.Joshua 19:39
Joshua 19:41 And the border of their possession was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh, that is, the City of the Sun,Joshua 19:41
Joshua 19:47 and there the last part is concluded. And the sons of Dan ascended and fought against Leshem, and they seized it. And they struck it with the mouth of the sword, and they possessed it, and they lived in it, calling it by the name of Leshem-Dan, according to the name of their father Dan.Joshua 19:47
Joshua 19:48 This is the possession of the tribe of the sons of Dan, by their families, the cities and their villages.Joshua 19:48
Joshua 19:49 And when he had completed dividing the land by lot to each one by their tribes, the sons of Israel gave a possession to Joshua, the son of Nun, in their midst,Joshua 19:49
Joshua 21:12 Yet truly, the fields and its villages he had given to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, as a possession.Joshua 21:12
Joshua 21:20 Yet truly, the remainder of the families of the sons of Kohath, of the stock of Levi, were given this possession:Joshua 21:20
Joshua 21:41 And so all the cities of the Levites, in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel, were forty-eight,Joshua 21:41
Joshua 21:43 And the Lord God gave to Israel all the land that he had sworn he would deliver to their fathers. And they possessed it, and they lived in it.Joshua 21:43
Joshua 22:4 Therefore, since the Lord your God has given your brothers peace and quiet, just as he promised: return, and go into your tents and into the land of your possession, which Moses, the servant of the Lord, delivered to you beyond the Jordan.Joshua 22:4
Joshua 22:7 Now to the one half tribe of Manasseh, Moses had given a possession in Bashan. And therefore, to the one half that was left over, Joshua gave a lot among the remainder of their brothers across the Jordan, in the western region. And when he had blessed them and dismissed them to their tents,Joshua 22:7
Joshua 22:9 And the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the one half tribe of Manasseh returned, and they went away from the sons of Israel at Shiloh, which is situated in Canaan, so that they might enter into Gilead, the land of their possession, which they had obtained according to the order of the Lord, by the hand of Moses.Joshua 22:9
Joshua 22:19 But if you consider the land of your possession to be unclean, cross over to the land in which is the tabernacle of the Lord, and live among us. But do not withdraw from the Lord, and from our fellowship, by building an altar contrary to the altar of the Lord our God.Joshua 22:19
Joshua 22:33 And the word pleased all who heard it. And the sons of Israel praised God, and they no longer said that they would go up against them, and fight, and destroy the land of their possession.Joshua 22:33
Joshua 23:5 the Lord your God will destroy them, and he will take them away before your face, and you shall possess the land, just as he has promised you.Joshua 23:5
Joshua 24:4 and I gave to him Isaac. And to him, I gave again Jacob and Esau. And I gave mount Seir to Esau as a possession. Yet truly, Jacob and his sons descended into Egypt.Joshua 24:4
Joshua 24:8 And I led you into the land of the Amorite, who was living beyond the Jordan. And when they fought against you, I delivered them into your hands, and you possessed their land, and you put them to death.Joshua 24:8
Joshua 24:28 And he dismissed the people, each one to their own possession.Joshua 24:28
Joshua 24:30 And they buried him within the borders of his possession at Timnath-Serah, which is situated on mount Ephraim, before the northern side of mount Gaash.Joshua 24:30
Joshua 24:32 And the bones of Joseph, which the sons of Israel had brought from Egypt, they buried at Shechem, in a portion of the field that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for one hundred young female sheep, and so it was in the possession of the sons of Joseph.Joshua 24:32
Number of the word / term Possess in Joshua: 61
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book Judges
Judges 1:19 And the Lord was with Judah, and he possessed the mountains. But he was not able to wipe out the inhabitants of the valley. For they abounded with chariots armed with scythes.Judges 1:19
Judges 2:6 Then Joshua dismissed the people, and the sons of Israel went away, each one to his own possession, so that they might obtain it.Judges 2:6
Judges 2:9 And they buried him in the parts of his possession at Timnath-Serah, on Mount Ephraim, before the northern side of Mount Gaash.Judges 2:9
Judges 3:13 And he joined to him the sons of Ammon and the sons of Amalek. And he went forth and struck Israel, and he possessed the City of Palms.Judges 3:13
Judges 11:21 But the Lord delivered him, with his entire army, into the hands of Israel. And he struck him down, and he possessed all the land of the Amorite, the inhabitant of that region,Judges 11:21
Judges 11:23 Therefore, it was the Lord, the God of Israel, who overthrew the Amorites, by means of his people Israel fighting against them. And now you wish to possess his land?Judges 11:23
Judges 11:24 Are not the things that your god Chemosh possesses owed to you by right? And so, what the Lord our God has obtained by victory falls to us as a possession.Judges 11:24
Judges 18:1 In those days, there was no king in Israel. And the tribe of Dan sought a possession for themselves, so that they might live in it. For even to that day, they had not received their lot among the other tribes.Judges 18:1
Judges 18:9 “Rise up. Let us ascend to them. For we have seen that the land is very wealthy and fruitful. Do not delay; do not refrain. Let us go out and possess it. There will be no difficulty.Judges 18:9
Judges 20:6 And taking her up, I cut her into pieces, and I sent the parts into all the borders of your possession. For never before was such a nefarious crime, and so great a sin, committed in Israel.Judges 20:6
Judges 21:23 And so the sons of Benjamin did just as they had been ordered. And according to their number, they seized for themselves one wife each, out of those who were led out dancing. And they went into their own possession, and they built up their cities, and they lived in them.Judges 21:23
Number of the word / term Possess in Judges: 11
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book Ruth
Ruth 4:4 I wanted you to hear this, and to tell you in front of everyone sitting here, including the eldest of my people. If you will take possession of it by the right of kinship, buy it and possess it. But if it displeases you, you should reveal this to me, so that I will know what I have to do. For there is no near kinsman besides you, who is before me, and I am after you.” But he answered, “I will buy the field.”Ruth 4:4
Ruth 4:9 And he said to the eldest and to all the people, “You are witnesses this day, that I have taken possession of all that belonged to Elimelech and Chilion and Mahlon, and was bequeathed to Naomi.Ruth 4:9
Number of the word / term Possess in Ruth: 2
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book 1 Kings
1 Kings 8:36 hear them from heaven, and forgive the sins of your servants and of your people Israel. And reveal to them the good way, along which they should walk, and grant rain upon your land, which you have given to your people as a possession.1 Kings 8:36
1 Kings 21:15 Then it happened that, when Jezebel had heard that Naboth was stoned and was dead, she said to Ahab: “Rise up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, who was not willing to acquiesce to you, and to give it to you in exchange for money. For Naboth is not alive, but dead.”1 Kings 21:15
1 Kings 21:16 And when Ahab had heard this, namely, that Naboth was dead, he rose up and descended to the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, so that he might take possession of it.1 Kings 21:16
1 Kings 21:18 “Rise up, and descend to meet Ahab, the king of Israel, who is in Samaria. Behold, he is descending to the vineyard of Naboth, so that he may take possession of it.1 Kings 21:18
1 Kings 21:19 And you shall speak to him, saying: ‘Thus says the Lord: You have killed. Moreover you have also taken possession.’ And after this, you shall add: ‘Thus says the Lord: In this place, where the dogs have licked the blood of Naboth, they shall also lick your blood.’ ”1 Kings 21:19
Number of the word / term Possess in 1 Kings: 5
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book 2 Kings
2 Kings 17:24 Then the king of the Assyrians brought some from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Avva, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim. And he located them in the cities of Samaria, in place of the sons of Israel. And they possessed Samaria, and they lived in its cities.2 Kings 17:24
Number of the word / term Possess in 2 Kings: 1
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 2:22 And then Segub conceived Jair, and he possessed twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.1 Chronicles 2:22
1 Chronicles 5:9 And he lived toward the eastern region, as far as the entrance to the wilderness and the river Euphrates. For indeed, they possessed a great number of cattle in the land of Gilead.1 Chronicles 5:9
1 Chronicles 5:21 And they seized all that they possessed, of camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred fifty thousand, and of donkeys two thousand, and of men one hundred thousand lives.1 Chronicles 5:21
1 Chronicles 5:23 Also, the sons of the one half tribe of Manasseh possessed the land, from the parts of Bashan as far as Baal, Hermon, and Sanir, and Mount Hermon. For certainly, their number was immense.1 Chronicles 5:23
1 Chronicles 6:61 Now to the sons of Kohath, those remaining from their kindred, they gave ten cities, from the one half tribe of Manasseh, as a possession;1 Chronicles 6:61
1 Chronicles 28:8 Now therefore, before the entire assembly of Israel, in the hearing of our God, keep and seek all the commandments of the Lord our God, so that you may possess the good land, and may bequeath it to your sons after you, even forever.1 Chronicles 28:8
Number of the word / term Possess in 1 Chronicles: 6
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 6:27 heed them from heaven, O Lord, and forgive the sins of your servants and of your people Israel, and teach them the good way, by which they may advance, and give rain to the land that you gave to your people as a possession.2 Chronicles 6:27
2 Chronicles 13:8 Now therefore, you say that you are able to resist the kingdom of the Lord, which he possesses through the sons of David, and you have a great multitude of people, and gold calves, which Jeroboam made for you as gods.2 Chronicles 13:8
2 Chronicles 20:11 They are doing the contrary, and they are striving to cast us from the possession which you delivered to us.2 Chronicles 20:11
Number of the word / term Possess in 2 Chronicles: 3
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book Ezra
Ezra 4:16 We report to the king that if this city will have been built, and its walls repaired, you will have no possession across the river.”Ezra 4:16
Ezra 9:11 which you instructed by the hand of your servants, the prophets, saying: ‘The land, which you shall enter so that you may possess it, is an unclean land, due to the uncleanness of the peoples and of the other lands, the abominations of those who have filled it, from mouth to mouth, with their filth.’Ezra 9:11
Number of the word / term Possess in Ezra: 2
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book Nehemiah
Nehemiah 5:5 “And now, as is the flesh of our brothers, so is our flesh; and as are their sons, so also are our sons. Behold, we have subjugated our sons and our daughters into servitude, and some of our daughters are slaves, nor do we have the ability to redeem them, for others possess our fields and our vineyards.”Nehemiah 5:5
Nehemiah 9:15 You also gave them bread from heaven in their hunger, and you brought forth water from the rock for them in their thirst. And you said to them that they should enter and possess the land, over which you lifted up your hand so that you might give it to them.Nehemiah 9:15
Nehemiah 9:22 And you gave them kingdoms and peoples, and you distributed to them by lot. And they possessed the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og, the king of Bashan.Nehemiah 9:22
Nehemiah 9:23 And you multiplied their sons like the stars of heaven. And you led them into the land, about which you had said to their fathers that they would enter and possess it.Nehemiah 9:23
Nehemiah 9:24 And the sons arrived and possessed the land. And you humbled the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, before them. And you delivered them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, so that they might do with them just as it was pleasing to them.Nehemiah 9:24
Nehemiah 9:25 And so they seized fortified cities and fat soil. And they possessed houses filled with all kinds of goods, cisterns made by others, vineyards, and olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. And they ate and were satisfied. And they were fattened, and they abounded with delights from your great goodness.Nehemiah 9:25
Nehemiah 9:28 But after they had rested, they turned back, so that they did evil in your sight. And you abandoned them to the hand of their enemies, and they possessed them. And they converted, and they cried out to you. And from heaven you heeded them, and you freed them many times, by your mercies.Nehemiah 9:28
Nehemiah 11:3 And so these are the leaders of the province, who were living in Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah. Now each one lived in his possession, in their cities: Israel, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants, and the sons of the servants of Solomon.Nehemiah 11:3
Nehemiah 11:20 And the remainder of Israel, the priests and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, each one in his own possession.Nehemiah 11:20
Number of the word / term Possess in Nehemiah: 9
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book Job
Job 1:3 And his possession was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, along with five hundred pairs of oxen and five hundred she-donkeys, and also a very large family. And this man was great among all the people of the east.Job 1:3
Job 1:10 Have you not fortified him, as well as his house and every one of his belongings around him, blessed the works of his hands, and his possession has increased in the land?Job 1:10
Job 1:11 But extend your hand a little, and touch all that he possesses, and see if he still praises you to your face.”Job 1:11
Job 3:15 either with princes, who possess gold and fill their houses with silver,Job 3:15
Job 20:20 And yet his stomach will not be satisfied, and when he has the things he desires, he will not be able to possess them.Job 20:20
Job 22:8 By the strength of your arm, you took possession of the land, and you retain it by being the strongest.Job 22:8
Job 36:33 He announces it to his friend, for it is his possession and he is able to reach out to it.Job 36:33
Number of the word / term Possess in Job: 7
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 2:8 Ask of me and I will give to you: the Gentiles for your inheritance, and the ends of the earth for your possession.Psalm 2:8
Psalm 44:4 For they did not take possession of the land by their sword, and their own arm did not save them. But your right hand and your arm, and the light of your countenance did so, because you were pleased with them.Psalm 44:4
Psalm 69:36 And the offspring of his servants will possess it; and those who love his name will dwell in it.Psalm 69:36
Psalm 74:2 Be mindful of your congregation, which you have possessed from the beginning. You redeemed the scepter of your inheritance, mount Zion, in which you have dwelt.Psalm 74:2
Psalm 79:11 may the groans of the shackled enter before you. According to the greatness of your arm, take possession of the sons of those who have been killed.Psalm 79:11
Psalm 83:12 who said, “Let us possess the Sanctuary of God for an inheritance.”Psalm 83:12
Psalm 105:44 And he gave them the regions of the Gentiles, and they possessed the labors of the peoples,Psalm 105:44
Psalm 135:4 For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel for his own possession.Psalm 135:4
Psalm 139:13 For you have possessed my temperament. You have supported me from the womb of my mother.Psalm 139:13
Number of the word / term Possess in Psalm: 9
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book Proverbs
Proverbs 1:5 By listening, the wise shall become wiser and the intelligent shall possess governments.Proverbs 1:5
Proverbs 1:19 Thus, the ways of all those who are greedy seize the souls of those who possess.Proverbs 1:19
Proverbs 3:35 The wise will possess glory. The exaltation of the foolish is disgraceful.Proverbs 3:35
Proverbs 4:7 The beginning of wisdom is to obtain wisdom, and, with all that you possess, to acquire prudence.Proverbs 4:7
Proverbs 8:22 The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his ways, before he made anything, from the beginning.Proverbs 8:22
Proverbs 11:29 Whoever troubles his own house will possess the winds. And whoever is foolish will serve the wise.Proverbs 11:29
Proverbs 14:18 The childish will possess foolishness, and the discerning will anticipate knowledge.Proverbs 14:18
Proverbs 16:22 Learning is a fountain of life to one who possesses it. The doctrine of the foolish is senseless.Proverbs 16:22
Proverbs 18:15 A prudent heart shall possess knowledge. And the ear of the wise seeks doctrine.Proverbs 18:15
Proverbs 19:8 But whoever possesses reason loves his own soul. And one who guards prudence shall discover good things.Proverbs 19:8
Proverbs 28:10 Whoever deceives the just in a malicious way will fall into his own perdition. And the simple shall possess his goods.Proverbs 28:10
Number of the word / term Possess in Proverbs: 11
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 5:11 Where there are many riches, there will also be many to consume these things. And how does it benefit the one who possesses, except that he discerns the wealth with his own eyes?Ecclesiastes 5:11
Ecclesiastes 7:12 For as wisdom protects, so also does money protect. But learning and wisdom have this much more: that they grant life to one who possesses them.Ecclesiastes 7:12
Ecclesiastes 8:14 There is also another vanity, which is done upon the earth. There are the just, to whom evils happen, as though they had done the works of the impious. And there are the impious, who are very secure, as though they possess the deeds of the just. But this, too, I judge to be a very great vanity.Ecclesiastes 8:14
Number of the word / term Possess in Ecclesiastes: 3
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 11:11 And this shall be in that day: the Lord will send forth his hand a second time to take possession of the remnant of his people who will be left behind: from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Ethiopia, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.Isaiah 11:11
Isaiah 14:2 And the people will take them, and lead them to their place. And the house of Israel will possess them, in the land of the Lord, as men and women servants. And they will take captive those who had taken them captive. And they will subjugate their oppressors.Isaiah 14:2
Isaiah 14:23 And I will appoint it as a possession for the hedgehog, with swamps of water. And I will sweep it out and wear it away with a brush, says the Lord of hosts.Isaiah 14:23
Isaiah 21:3 Because of this, my lower back has been filled with pain, and anguish has possessed me, like the anguish of a woman in labor. I fell down when I heard it. I was disturbed when I saw it.Isaiah 21:3
Isaiah 26:13 O Lord our God, other lords have possessed us apart from you, but in you alone let us remember your name.Isaiah 26:13
Isaiah 30:23 And wherever you sow seed upon the earth, rain will be given to the seed. And bread from the grain of the earth will be very plentiful and full. In that day, the lamb will pasture in the spacious land of your possession.Isaiah 30:23
Isaiah 34:11 The pelican and the hedgehog will possess it. And the ibis and the raven will live in it. And a measuring line will be extended over it, so that it may be reduced to nothing, and a plumb line, unto desolation.Isaiah 34:11
Isaiah 34:17 And he has cast lots over them. And his hand has distributed this to them by measure. They will possess it, even unto eternity. From generation to generation, they will dwell in it.Isaiah 34:17
Isaiah 49:8 Thus says the Lord: In a pleasing time, I have heeded you, and in the day of salvation, I have assisted you. And I have preserved you, and I have presented you as a covenant of the people, so that you would lift up the earth, and possess the scattered inheritances,Isaiah 49:8
Isaiah 57:13 When you cry out, let your followers free you. But the wind will carry them all away; a breeze will take them up. But he who has faith in me will inherit the earth and will possess my holy mountain.Isaiah 57:13
Isaiah 61:7 Instead of your double confusion and shame, they will praise their portion. Because of this, they will possess double in their land. Everlasting joy will be for them.Isaiah 61:7
Isaiah 63:18 They have possessed your holy people as if it were nothing. Our enemies have trampled your sanctuary.Isaiah 63:18
Number of the word / term Possess in Isaiah: 12
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 16:19 “O Lord, my strength, and my health, and my refuge in the day of tribulation: the Gentiles will approach you from the ends of the earth, and they will say: ‘Truly, our fathers possessed a lie, an emptiness that has not benefited them.’Jeremiah 16:19
Jeremiah 30:3 For behold, the days are approaching, says the Lord, when I will convert the turning away of my people, Israel and Judah, says the Lord. And I will return them to the land which I gave to their fathers, and they will possess it.”Jeremiah 30:3
Jeremiah 32:8 And in accord with the word of the Lord, Hanamel, the son of my uncle, came to me, to the entrance of the prison, and he said to me: ‘Take possession of my field, which is in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. For the right of inheritance is yours, and as the next of kin you may possess it.’ Then I understood that this was the word of the Lord.Jeremiah 32:8
Jeremiah 32:11 And I received the signed deed of possession, and the stipulations, and the ratifications, with the exterior seals.Jeremiah 32:11
Jeremiah 32:12 And I gave the deed of possession to Baruch, the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the sight of Hanamel, the son of my uncle, in the sight of the witnesses who had been recorded in the book of the purchase, and in the sight of all the Jews who were sitting in the atrium of the prison.Jeremiah 32:12
Jeremiah 32:15 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Houses, and fields, and vineyards will be possessed still, in this land.’Jeremiah 32:15
Jeremiah 32:16 And after I had delivered the deed of possession to Baruch, the son of Neri, I prayed to the Lord, saying:Jeremiah 32:16
Jeremiah 32:23 And they entered it and possessed it. But they did not obey your voice, and they did not walk in your law. And they did not do all of the things that you commanded them to do. And so, all of these evils have happened to them.Jeremiah 32:23
Jeremiah 32:43 And fields will be possessed in this land, about which you say that it is desolate because there remains neither man nor beast, and because it has been given into the hands of the Chaldeans.Jeremiah 32:43
Jeremiah 37:12 Jeremiah went forth from Jerusalem, to go into the land of Benjamin, and to distribute a possession there, in the sight of the citizens.Jeremiah 37:12
Jeremiah 49:1 Against the sons of Ammon. Thus says the Lord: “Does Israel have no sons? Or is there no heir for him? Then why has Milcom possessed the inheritance of Gad, and why have his people lived in his cities?Jeremiah 49:1
Jeremiah 49:2 Therefore, behold, the days are approaching, says the Lord, when I will cause the noise of battle to be heard over Rabbah of the sons of Ammon. And it will be scattered into a tumult, and her daughters will be burned with fire. And Israel shall possess those who had possessed him, says the Lord.Jeremiah 49:2
Number of the word / term Possess in Jeremiah: 12
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book Ezekiel
Ezekiel 7:24 And I will lead in the most sinful among the Gentiles, and they will possess their houses. And I will cause the arrogance of the powerful to be quieted. And they will possess their sanctuaries.Ezekiel 7:24
Ezekiel 11:15 “Son of man, your brothers, the men among your close relatives, your brothers and the entire house of Israel, are all among those to whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said: ‘Withdraw far from the Lord; the earth has been given to us as a possession.’Ezekiel 11:15
Ezekiel 22:16 And I will possess you in the sight of the Gentiles. And you shall know that I am the Lord.”Ezekiel 22:16
Ezekiel 33:24 “Son of man, as for those who live in these ruinous ways on the soil of Israel, when speaking, they say: ‘Abraham was one man, and he possessed the land as an inheritance. But we are many; the land has been given to us as a possession.’Ezekiel 33:24
Ezekiel 33:25 Therefore, you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord God: You who eat even the blood, and who lift up your eyes to your uncleannesses, and who shed blood: will you possess the land as an inheritance?Ezekiel 33:25
Ezekiel 33:26 You stood by your swords, you committed abominations, and each one has defiled his neighbor’s wife. And will you possess the land as an inheritance?Ezekiel 33:26
Ezekiel 35:10 For you have said, ‘Two nations and two lands will be mine, and I will possess them as an inheritance,’ though the Lord was in that place.Ezekiel 35:10
Ezekiel 36:12 And I will lead men over you, over my people Israel, and they will possess you as an inheritance. And you shall be to them as an inheritance. And you shall no longer be permitted to be without them.Ezekiel 36:12
Ezekiel 38:12 Thus, you will plunder spoils, and you will take possession of prey, so that you may lay your hand upon those who had been abandoned, and afterwards were restored, and upon a people who were gathered away from the Gentiles, a people who have begun to possess, and to be the inhabitants of, the navel of the earth.Ezekiel 38:12
Ezekiel 44:28 And there shall be no inheritance for them. I am their inheritance. And you shall not give them any possession in Israel. For I am their possession.Ezekiel 44:28
Ezekiel 45:5 Now twenty-five thousand in length, and ten thousand in width shall be for the Levites, who minister in the house. They shall possess twenty storerooms.Ezekiel 45:5
Ezekiel 45:6 And you shall appoint a possession in the city of five thousand in width, and twenty-five thousand in length, in accord with the separation of the sanctuary, for the entire house of Israel.Ezekiel 45:6
Ezekiel 45:7 Appoint the same for the prince, on one side and on the other, in the separation of the sanctuary, and in the possession of the city, opposite the face of the separation of the sanctuary, and opposite the face of the possession of the city, from the side of the sea even to the sea, and from the side of the east even to the east. And the length shall be just as in each part, from the western border even to the eastern border.Ezekiel 45:7
Ezekiel 46:16 Thus says the Lord God: If the prince grants a gift to any of his sons, the inheritance of it will go to his sons; they shall possess it as an inheritance.Ezekiel 46:16
Ezekiel 46:18 And the prince shall not take from the inheritance of the people by force, nor from their possession. Instead, from his own possession, he shall give an inheritance to his sons, so that my people will not be scattered, each one from his possession.”Ezekiel 46:18
Ezekiel 47:13 Thus says the Lord God: “This is the border, by which you shall possess the land, in accord with the twelve tribes of Israel. For Joseph shall have a double portion.Ezekiel 47:13
Ezekiel 47:14 And you shall possess it, each one in equal manner as his brother. I lifted up my hand over it, so that I might give it to your fathers. And this land shall fall to you as a possession.Ezekiel 47:14
Ezekiel 47:22 And you shall distribute it by lot as an inheritance, for yourselves and for the new arrival who will be added to you, who will conceive sons in your midst. And they shall be to you as the indigenous among the sons of Israel. They shall divide the possession with you, in the midst of the tribes of Israel.Ezekiel 47:22
Ezekiel 47:23 And in whatever tribe the new arrival will be, there you shall give a possession to him, says the Lord God.”Ezekiel 47:23
Ezekiel 48:20 All the first-fruits, of the twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand square, shall be separated as the first-fruits of the sanctuary and as the possession of the city.Ezekiel 48:20
Ezekiel 48:21 And what will remain shall be for the prince out of every portion of the first-fruits of the sanctuary and of the possession of the city, from the region of the twenty-five thousand of the first-fruits, even to the eastern border. But also to the sea from the region of the twenty-five thousand, even to the border of the sea, similarly shall be the portion of the prince. And the first-fruits of the sanctuary, and the sanctuary of the temple, shall be in its center.Ezekiel 48:21
Ezekiel 48:22 Now from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, which are in the midst of the prince’s portions, whatever is between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall also belong to the prince.Ezekiel 48:22
Number of the word / term Possess in Ezekiel: 22
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book Amos
Amos 2:10 It is I who caused you to ascend from the land of Egypt, and I led you in the wilderness for forty years, so that you might possess the land of the Amorite.Amos 2:10
Amos 8:6 in order that we may possess the destitute with money, and the poor for a pair of shoes, and may sell even the refuse of the grain?”Amos 8:6
Amos 9:12 so that they may possess the remnant of Idumea and all the nations, for my name has been invoked over them, says the Lord who does this.Amos 9:12
Number of the word / term Possess in Amos: 3
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book Obadiah
Obadiah 1:17 And on mount Zion there will be salvation, and it will be holy. And the house of Jacob will possess those who had possessed them.Obadiah 1:17
Obadiah 1:19 And those who are towards the South, and who are in the camps of the Philistines, will inherit the mount of Esau. And they will possess the region of Ephraim, and the region of Samaria. And Benjamin will possess Gilead.Obadiah 1:19
Obadiah 1:20 And the exiles of this army of the sons of Israel, all the places of the Canaanites all the way to Sarepta, and the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Bosphoro, will possess the cities of the South.Obadiah 1:20
Number of the word / term Possess in Obadiah: 3
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book Habakkuk
Habakkuk 1:6 For behold, I will raise up the Chaldeans, a bitter and swift people, marching across the width of the earth, to possess tabernacles not their own.Habakkuk 1:6
Number of the word / term Possess in Habakkuk: 1
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book Zephaniah
Zephaniah 2:9 Because of this, as I live, says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Moab will be like Sodom, and the sons of Ammon like Gomorrah, like the dryness of thorns, and piles of salt, and a desert, all the way to eternity. The remnant of my people will despoil them, and the residue of my nation will possess them.Zephaniah 2:9
Number of the word / term Possess in Zephaniah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book Zechariah
Zechariah 2:12 And the Lord will possess his portion, Judah, in the sanctified land, and still he will single out Jerusalem.Zechariah 2:12
Zechariah 8:12 But there will be a seed of peace: the vine will give her fruit, and the earth will give her seedlings, and the heavens will give their dew. And I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.Zechariah 8:12
Zechariah 9:4 Behold, the Lord will possess her, and he will strike her strength in the sea, and she will be devoured by fire.Zechariah 9:4
Zechariah 11:5 which those who possessed them cut down, and they did not feel sorrow, and they sold them, saying: “Blessed be the Lord; we have become wealthy. Even their shepherds did not spare them.”Zechariah 11:5
Number of the word / term Possess in Zechariah: 4
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book Malachi
Malachi 3:17 And they will be my special possession, says the Lord of hosts, on the day that I act. And I will spare them, just as a man spares his son who serves him.Malachi 3:17
Number of the word / term Possess in Malachi: 1
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book Matthew
Matthew 5:4 Blessed are the meek, for they shall possess the earth.Matthew 5:4
Matthew 10:9 Do not choose to possess gold, nor silver, nor money in your belts,Matthew 10:9
Matthew 19:29 And anyone who has left behind home, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or land, for the sake of my name, shall receive one hundred times more, and shall possess eternal life.Matthew 19:29
Matthew 25:34 Then the King shall say to those who will be on his right: ‘Come, you blessed of my Father. Possess the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.Matthew 25:34
Number of the word / term Possess in Matthew: 4
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book Luke
Luke 10:25 And behold, a certain expert in the law rose up, testing him and saying, “Teacher, what must I do to possess eternal life?”Luke 10:25
Luke 11:21 When a strong armed man guards his entrance, the things that he possesses are at peace.Luke 11:21
Luke 12:15 So he said to them: “Be cautious and wary of all avarice. For a person’s life is not found in the abundance of the things that he possesses.”Luke 12:15
Luke 12:33 Sell what you possess, and give alms. Make for yourselves purses that will not wear out, a treasure that will not fall short, in heaven, where no thief approaches, and no moth corrupts.Luke 12:33
Luke 12:44 Truly I say to you, that he will appoint him over all that he possesses.Luke 12:44
Luke 14:33 Therefore, everyone of you who does not renounce all that he possesses is not able to be my disciple.Luke 14:33
Luke 18:12 I fast twice between Sabbaths. I give tithes from all that I possess.’Luke 18:12
Luke 18:18 And a certain leader questioned him, saying: “Good teacher, what should I do to possess eternal life?”Luke 18:18
Luke 21:19 By your patience, you shall possess your souls.Luke 21:19
Number of the word / term Possess in Luke: 9
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book Acts
Acts 1:18 And this man certainly possessed an estate from the wages of iniquity, and so, having been hanged, he burst open in the middle and all his internal organs poured out.Acts 1:18
Acts 4:32 Then the multitude of believers were of one heart and one soul. Neither did anyone say that any of the things that he possessed were his own, but all things were common to them.Acts 4:32
Acts 7:5 And he gave him no inheritance in it, not even the space of one step. But he promised to give it to him as a possession, and to his offspring after him, though he did not have a son.Acts 7:5
Acts 8:20 “Let your money be with you in perdition, for you have supposed that a gift of God might be possessed by money.Acts 8:20
Acts 11:29 Then the disciples declared, according to what each one possessed, what they would offer to be sent to the brothers living in Judea.Acts 11:29
Number of the word / term Possess in Acts: 5
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 6:9 Do you not know that the iniquitous will not possess the kingdom of God? Do not choose to wander astray. For neither fornicators, nor servants of idolatry, nor adulterers,1 Corinthians 6:9
1 Corinthians 6:10 nor the effeminate, nor males who sleep with males, nor thieves, nor the avaricious, nor the inebriated, nor slanderers, nor the rapacious shall possess the kingdom of God.1 Corinthians 6:10
1 Corinthians 7:30 and those who weep, as though they were not weeping; and those who rejoice, as if they were not rejoicing; and those who buy, as if they possessed nothing;1 Corinthians 7:30
1 Corinthians 13:2 And if I have prophecy, and learn every mystery, and obtain all knowledge, and possess all faith, so that I could move mountains, yet not have charity, then I am nothing.1 Corinthians 13:2
1 Corinthians 15:50 Now I say this, brothers, because flesh and blood is not able to possess the kingdom of God; neither will what is corrupt possess what is incorrupt.1 Corinthians 15:50
Number of the word / term Possess in 1 Corinthians: 5
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book 1 Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians 4:4 that each one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honor,1 Thessalonians 4:4
Number of the word / term Possess in 1 Thessalonians: 1
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book 1 Peter
1 Peter 3:9 not repaying evil with evil, nor slander with slander, but, to the contrary, repaying with blessings. For to this you have been called, so that you may possess the inheritance of a blessing.1 Peter 3:9
Number of the word / term Possess in 1 Peter: 1
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book 1 John
1 John 3:17 Whoever possesses the goods of this world, and sees his brother to be in need, and yet closes his heart to him: in what way does the love of God abide in him?1 John 3:17
Number of the word / term Possess in 1 John: 1
Bible passages with ‘Possess’ in the book Revelation
Revelation 18:2 And he cried out with strength, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great. And she has become the habitation of demons, and the keepsake of every unclean spirit, and the possession of every unclean and hateful flying thing.Revelation 18:2
Revelation 21:7 Whoever prevails shall possess these things. And I will be his God, and he shall be my son.Revelation 21:7
Number of the word / term ‘Possess’ in Revelation: 2
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