Strong's Hebrew · H7270
H7270 râgal
רָגַל
raw-gal'
to spy
râgal appears 25 times in Scripture, including Genesis 42:9 and Joshua 6:23. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to walk along; but only in specifically, applications, to reconnoiter, to be a tale-bearer (i.e. slander); to lead about
In the King James Version
backbite, search, slander, (e-) spy (out), teach to go, view.
Derivation
a primitive root; also as denominative from H7272 (רֶגֶל)
Appears 25 times in Scripture
“and he has slandered your servant to my lord the king. Yet my lord the king is like the angel of God, so do what is good in your eyes.”
“But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.’””
“Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be confined so that the truth of your words may be tested. If they are untrue, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!””
“We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.””
““The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.”
“Then Joseph declared, “Just as I said, you are spies!”
“Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said, “You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.””
“So the young spies went in and brought out Rahab, her father and mother and brothers, and all who belonged to her. They brought out her whole family and settled them outside the camp of Israel.”
“But we told him, ‘We are honest men, not spies.”
“the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Have not his servants come to you to explore the land, spy it out, and overthrow it?””
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
