: service[as_servant/slave] 1) labour, service 1a) labour, work 1b) labour (of servant or slave) 1c) labour, service (of captives or subjects) 1d) service (of God)
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H5656 — עֲבֹדָה
a.vo.dah · service · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Genesis 29:27 · בַּעֲבֹדָה֙Finish this week’s celebration, and we will give you the younger one in return for another seven years of work.”Genesis 30:26 · עֲבֹדָתִ֖יGive me my wives and children for whom I have served you, that I may go on my way. You know how hard I have worked for you.”Exodus 1:14 · בַּעֲבֹדָ֣ה · עֲבֹדָ֖ה · עֲבֹ֣דָתָ֔םand made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.Exodus 2:23 · הָעֲבֹדָ֖ה · הָעֲבֹדָֽה׃After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God.Exodus 5:9 · הָעֲבֹדָ֛הMake the work harder on the men so they will be occupied and pay no attention to these lies.”Exodus 5:11 · מֵעֲבֹדַתְכֶ֖םGo and get your own straw wherever you can find it; but your workload will in no way be reduced.’”Exodus 6:6 · מֵעֲבֹדָתָ֑םTherefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.Exodus 6:9 · וּמֵעֲבֹדָ֖הMoses relayed this message to the Israelites, but on account of their broken spirit and cruel bondage, they did not listen to him.Exodus 12:25 · הָעֲבֹדָ֥הWhen you enter the land that the LORD will give you as He promised, you are to keep this service.Exodus 12:26 · הָעֲבֹדָ֥הWhen your children ask you, ‘What does this service mean to you?’Exodus 13:5 · הָעֲבֹדָ֥הAnd when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites—the land He swore to your fathers that He would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey—you shall keep this service in this month.Exodus 27:19 · עֲבֹדָת֑וֹAll the utensils of the tabernacle for every use, including all its tent pegs and the tent pegs of the courtyard, shall be made of bronze.Exodus 30:16 · עֲבֹדַ֖תTake the atonement money from the Israelites and use it for the service of the Tent of Meeting. It will serve as a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD to make atonement for your lives.”Exodus 35:21 · עֲבֹ֣דָת֔וֹAnd everyone whose heart stirred him and whose spirit prompted him came and brought an offering to the LORD for the work on the Tent of Meeting, for all its services, and for the holy garments.Exodus 35:24 · הָעֲבֹדָ֖הAnd all who could present an offering of silver or bronze brought it as a contribution to the LORD. Also, everyone who had acacia wood for any part of the service brought it.Exodus 36:1 · עֲבֹדַ֣ת“So Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person are to carry out everything commanded by the LORD, who has given them skill and ability to know how to perform all the work of constructing the sanctuary.”Exodus 36:3 · עֲבֹדַ֥תThey received from Moses all the contributions that the Israelites had brought to carry out the service of constructing the sanctuary. Meanwhile, the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning,Exodus 36:5 · הָֽעֲבֹדָה֙and said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than enough for doing the work the LORD has commanded us to do.”Exodus 38:21 · עֲבֹדַת֙This is the inventory for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the Testimony, as recorded at Moses’ command by the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.Exodus 39:32 · עֲבֹדַ֕תSo all the work for the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.Exodus 39:40 · עֲבֹדַ֥תthe curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases; the curtain for the gate of the courtyard, its ropes and tent pegs, and all the equipment for the service of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting;Exodus 39:42 · הָעֲבֹדָֽה׃The Israelites had done all the work just as the LORD had commanded Moses.Leviticus 23:7 · עֲבֹדָ֖הOn the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly; you are not to do any regular work.Leviticus 23:8 · עֲבֹדָ֖הFor seven days you are to present a food offering to the LORD. On the seventh day there shall be a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.’”Leviticus 23:21 · עֲבֹדָ֖הOn that same day you are to proclaim a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This is to be a permanent statute wherever you live for the generations to come.Leviticus 23:25 · עֲבֹדָ֖הYou must not do any regular work, but you are to present a food offering to the LORD.’”Leviticus 23:35 · עֲבֹדָ֖הOn the first day there shall be a sacred assembly. You must not do any regular work.Leviticus 23:36 · עֲבֹדָ֖הFor seven days you are to present a food offering to the LORD. On the eighth day you are to hold a sacred assembly and present a food offering to the LORD. It is a solemn assembly; you must not do any regular work.Leviticus 25:39 · עֲבֹ֥דַתIf a countryman among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, then you must not force him into slave labor.Numbers 3:7 · עֲבֹדַ֥תThey are to perform duties for him and for the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, attending to the service of the tabernacle.Numbers 3:8 · עֲבֹדַ֥תThey shall take care of all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting and fulfill obligations for the Israelites by attending to the service of the tabernacle.Numbers 3:26 · עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃the curtains of the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, and the cords—all the service for these items.Numbers 3:31 · עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃Their duties were the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the articles of the sanctuary used with them, and the curtain—all the service for these items.Numbers 3:36 · עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃The duties assigned to the sons of Merari were the tabernacle’s frames, crossbars, posts, bases, and all its equipment—all the service for these items,Numbers 4:4 · עֲבֹדַ֥תThis service of the Kohathites at the Tent of Meeting regards the most holy things.Numbers 4:19 · עֲבֹדָת֖וֹIn order that they may live and not die when they come near the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons are to go in and assign each man his task and what he is to carry.Numbers 4:23 · עֲבֹדָ֖הfrom thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.Numbers 4:24 · עֲבֹדַ֔תThis is the service of the Gershonite clans regarding work and transport:Numbers 4:26 · עֲבֹדָתָ֑םthe curtains of the courtyard, and the curtains for the entrance at the gate of the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, along with their ropes and all the equipment for their service. The Gershonites will do all that needs to be done with these items.Numbers 4:27 · עֲבֹדַת֙ · עֲבֹדָתָ֑םAll the service of the Gershonites—all their transport duties and other work—is to be done at the direction of Aaron and his sons; you are to assign to them all that they are responsible to carry.Numbers 4:28 · עֲבֹדַ֗תThis is the service of the Gershonite clans at the Tent of Meeting, and their duties shall be under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.Numbers 4:30 · עֲבֹדַ֖תfrom thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work of the Tent of Meeting.Numbers 4:31 · עֲבֹדָתָ֖םThis is the duty for all their service at the Tent of Meeting: to carry the frames of the tabernacle with its crossbars, posts, and bases,Numbers 4:32 · עֲבֹדָתָ֑םand the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes, including all their equipment and everything related to their use. You shall assign by name the items that they are responsible to carry.Numbers 4:33 · עֲבֹדַ֗ת · עֲבֹדָתָ֖םThis is the service of the Merarite clans according to all their work at the Tent of Meeting, under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.”Numbers 4:35 · לַעֲבֹדָ֖הeveryone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.Numbers 4:39 · לַעֲבֹדָ֖הeveryone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.Numbers 4:43 · לַעֲבֹדָ֖הeveryone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.Numbers 4:47 · עֲבֹדַ֧ת · עֲבֹדָ֛ה · וַעֲבֹדַ֥תfrom thirty to fifty years old who came to do the work of serving and carrying the Tent of Meeting.Numbers 4:49 · עֲבֹדָת֖וֹAt the LORD’s command through Moses they were numbered, and each one was assigned his work and burden, as the LORD had commanded Moses.Numbers 7:5 · עֲבֹדַ֖ת · עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃“Accept these gifts from them, that they may be used in the work of the Tent of Meeting. And give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service.”Numbers 7:7 · עֲבֹדָתָֽם׃He gave the Gershonites two carts and four oxen, as their service required,Numbers 7:8 · עֲבֹ֣דָתָ֔םand he gave the Merarites four carts and eight oxen, as their service required, all under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.Numbers 7:9 · עֲבֹדַ֤תBut he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible.Numbers 8:11 · עֲבֹדַ֥תAaron is to present the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the sons of Israel, so that they may perform the service of the LORD.Numbers 8:19 · עֲבֹדַ֤תAnd I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary.”Numbers 8:22 · עֲבֹֽדָתָם֙After that, the Levites came to perform their service at the Tent of Meeting in the presence of Aaron and his sons. Thus they did with the Levites just as the LORD had commanded Moses.Numbers 8:24 · בַּעֲבֹדַ֖ת“This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years of age or older shall enter to perform the service in the work at the Tent of Meeting.Numbers 8:25 · הָעֲבֹדָ֑הBut at the age of fifty, they must retire from performing the work and no longer serve.Numbers 8:26 · וַעֲבֹדָ֖הAfter that, they may assist their brothers in fulfilling their duties at the Tent of Meeting, but they themselves are not to do the work. This is how you are to assign responsibilities to the Levites.”Numbers 16:9 · עֲבֹדַת֙Is it not enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel and brought you near to Himself to perform the work at the LORD’s tabernacle, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them?Numbers 18:4 · עֲבֹדַ֣תThey are to join you and attend to the duties of the Tent of Meeting, doing all the work at the Tent; but no outsider may come near you.Numbers 18:6 · עֲבֹדַ֖תBehold, I Myself have selected your fellow Levites from the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD to perform the service for the Tent of Meeting.Numbers 18:7 · עֲבֹדַ֣תBut only you and your sons shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and what is inside the veil, and you are to perform that service. I am giving you the work of the priesthood as a gift, but any outsider who comes near the sanctuary must be put to death.”Numbers 18:21 · עֲבֹֽדָתָם֙ · עֲבֹדַ֖תBehold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting.Numbers 18:23 · עֲבֹדַת֙The Levites are to perform the work of the Tent of Meeting, and they must bear their iniquity. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come. The Levites will not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.Numbers 18:31 · עֲבֹֽדַתְכֶ֖םAnd you and your households may eat the rest of it anywhere; it is the compensation for your work at the Tent of Meeting.Numbers 28:18 · עֲבֹדָ֖הOn the first day there is to be a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.Numbers 28:25 · עֲבֹדָ֖הOn the seventh day you shall hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.Numbers 28:26 · עֲבֹדָ֖הOn the day of firstfruits, when you present an offering of new grain to the LORD during the Feast of Weeks, you are to hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.Numbers 29:1 · עֲבֹדָ֖ה“On the first day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This will be a day for you to sound the trumpets.Numbers 29:12 · עֲבֹדָ֖הOn the fifteenth day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work, and you shall observe a feast to the LORD for seven days.Numbers 29:35 · עֲבֹדָ֖הOn the eighth day you are to hold a solemn assembly; you must not do any regular work.Deuteronomy 26:6 · עֲבֹדָ֥הBut the Egyptians mistreated us and afflicted us, putting us to hard labor.Joshua 22:27 · עֲבֹדַ֤תRather, let it be a witness between us and you and the generations to come, that we will worship the LORD in His presence with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and peace offerings.’ Then in the future, your descendants cannot say to ours, ‘You have no share in the LORD!’1 Kings 12:4 · מֵעֲבֹדַ֨ת“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you must lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”1 Chronicles 4:21 · עֲבֹדַ֥תThe sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth-ashbea,1 Chronicles 6:32 · עֲבוֹדָתָֽם׃They ministered with song before the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. And they performed their duties according to the regulations given them.1 Chronicles 6:48 · עֲבוֹדַ֔תTheir fellow Levites were assigned to every kind of service of the tabernacle, the house of God.1 Chronicles 9:13 · עֲבוֹדַ֥תand 1,760 of their relatives, the heads of their families, able men for the work of the service of the house of God.1 Chronicles 9:19 · הָעֲבוֹדָ֔הShallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives from the Korahites were assigned to guard the thresholds of the Tent, just as their fathers had been assigned to guard the entrance to the dwelling of the LORD.1 Chronicles 9:28 · הָעֲבוֹדָ֑הSome of them were in charge of the articles used in worship, to count them whenever they were brought in or taken out.1 Chronicles 23:24 · לַעֲבֹדַ֖תThese were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families, registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD.1 Chronicles 23:26 · לַעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service.”1 Chronicles 23:28 · לַעֲבֹדַת֙ · עֲבֹדַ֖תbut their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God,1 Chronicles 23:32 · לַעֲבֹדַ֖תSo the Levites were to carry out the responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place, and, under their brothers the descendants of Aaron, the service of the house of the LORD.1 Chronicles 24:3 · בַּעֲבֹדָתָֽם׃With the help of Eleazar’s descendant Zadok and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech, David divided them according to the offices of their service.1 Chronicles 24:19 · לַעֲבֹדָתָ֗םThis was their appointed order for service when they entered the house of the LORD, according to the regulations prescribed for them by their forefather Aaron, as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded him.1 Chronicles 25:1 · לַעֲבֹדָ֗ה · לַעֲבֹדָתָֽם׃Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:1 Chronicles 25:6 · לַעֲבֹדַ֖תAll these were under the direction of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.1 Chronicles 26:8 · לַעֲבֹדָ֑הAll these were descendants of Obed-edom; they and their sons and brothers were capable men with strength to do the work—62 in all from Obed-edom.1 Chronicles 26:30 · וְלַעֲבֹדַ֖תFrom the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 capable men, had charge of the affairs of Israel west of the Jordan for all the work of the LORD and for the service of the king.1 Chronicles 27:26 · לַעֲבֹדַ֖תEzri son of Chelub was in charge of the workers in the fields who tilled the soil.1 Chronicles 28:13 · עֲבוֹדַ֣ת · עֲבוֹדַ֥תfor the divisions of the priests and Levites, for all the work of service in the house of the LORD, and for all the articles of service in the house of the LORD:1 Chronicles 28:14 · עֲבוֹדָ֣ה · וַעֲבוֹדָ֑ה · עֲבוֹדָ֥ה · וַעֲבוֹדָֽה׃the weight of all the gold articles for every kind of service; the weight of all the silver articles for every kind of service;1 Chronicles 28:15 · כַּעֲבוֹדַ֖תthe weight of the gold lampstands and their lamps, including the weight of each lampstand and its lamps; the weight of each silver lampstand and its lamps, according to the use of each lampstand;1 Chronicles 28:20 · עֲבוֹדַ֥תDavid also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will neither fail you nor forsake you before all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished.1 Chronicles 28:21 · עֲבוֹדַ֖ת · עֲבוֹדָ֔הThe divisions of the priests and Levites are ready for all the service of the house of God, and every willing man of every skill will be at your disposal for the work. The officials and all the people are fully at your command.”1 Chronicles 29:7 · לַעֲבוֹדַ֣תToward the service of God’s house they gave 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron.2 Chronicles 8:14 · עֲבֹדָתָ֗םIn keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God.2 Chronicles 10:4 · מֵעֲבֹדַ֨ת“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you must lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”2 Chronicles 12:8 · עֲב֣וֹדָתִ֔י · וַעֲבוֹדַ֖תNevertheless, they will become his servants, so that they may learn the difference between serving Me and serving the kings of other lands.”2 Chronicles 24:12 · עֲבוֹדַ֣תThen the king and Jehoiada would give the money to those who supervised the labor on the house of the LORD to hire stonecutters and carpenters to restore the house of the LORD, as well as workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of the LORD.2 Chronicles 29:35 · עֲבוֹדַ֥תFurthermore, the burnt offerings were abundant, along with the fat of the peace offerings and the drink offerings for the burnt offerings. So the service of the house of the LORD was established.2 Chronicles 31:2 · עֲבֹדָת֗וֹHezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—for the burnt offerings and peace offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for singing praises at the gates of the LORD’s dwelling.2 Chronicles 31:16 · לַעֲב֣וֹדָתָ֔םIn addition, they distributed portions to the males registered by genealogy who were three years of age or older—to all who would enter the house of the LORD for their daily duties for service in the responsibilities of their divisions—2 Chronicles 31:21 · בַּעֲבוֹדַ֣תHe acted with all his heart in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law and the commandments, in order to seek his God. And so he prospered.2 Chronicles 34:13 · לַעֲבוֹדָ֖ה · וַעֲבוֹדָ֑הwere over the laborers and supervised all who did the work, task by task. Some of the Levites were secretaries, officers, and gatekeepers.2 Chronicles 35:2 · לַעֲבוֹדַ֖תHe appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD.2 Chronicles 35:10 · הָעֲבוֹדָ֑הSo the service was prepared; the priests stood in their places and the Levites in their divisions according to the king’s command.2 Chronicles 35:15 · עֲבֹֽדָתָ֔םThe singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their posts, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them.2 Chronicles 35:16 · עֲבוֹדַ֨תSo on that day the entire service of the LORD was carried out for celebrating the Passover and offering burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD, according to the command of King Josiah.Ezra 8:20 · לַעֲבֹדַ֣תThey also brought 220 of the temple servants, all designated by name. David and the officials had appointed them to assist the Levites.Nehemiah 3:5 · בַּעֲבֹדַ֖תNext to him, the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.Nehemiah 5:18 · הָעֲבֹדָ֖הEach day one ox, six choice sheep, and some fowl were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine was provided. But I did not demand the food allotted to the governor, because the burden on the people was so heavy.Nehemiah 10:32 · לַעֲבֹדַ֖תWe also place ourselves under the obligation to contribute a third of a shekel yearly for the service of the house of our God:Nehemiah 10:37 · עֲבֹדָתֵֽנוּ׃Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor.Psalm 104:14 · לַעֲבֹדַ֣תHe makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:Psalm 104:23 · וְֽלַעֲבֹ֖דָת֣וֹMan goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.Isaiah 14:3 · הָעֲבֹדָ֥הOn the day that the LORD gives you rest from your pain and torment, and from the hard labor into which you were forced,Isaiah 28:21 · עֲבֹ֣דָת֔וֹ · עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim. He will rouse Himself as in the Valley of Gibeon, to do His work, His strange work, and to perform His task, His disturbing task.Isaiah 32:17 · וַֽעֲבֹדַת֙The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever.Lamentations 1:3 · עֲבֹדָ֔הJudah has gone into exile under affliction and harsh slavery; she dwells among the nations but finds no place to rest. All her pursuers have overtaken her in the midst of her distress.