Strong's Hebrew · H8451

H8451 tôwrâh

תּוֹרָה

to-raw'

instruction

tôwrâh appears 220 times in Scripture, including Genesis 26:5 and Exodus 12:49. 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

a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch

In the King James Version

law.

Derivation

or תֹּרָה; from H3384 (יָרָה);

Appears 220 times in Scripture

Genesis 26:5

“because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.””

Exodus 18:20

“Teach them the statutes and laws, and show them the way to live and the work they must do.”

Leviticus 6:14

“Now this is the law of the grain offering: Aaron’s sons shall present it before the LORD in front of the altar.”

Exodus 16:4

“Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions.”

Exodus 13:9

“It shall be a sign for you on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that the Law of the LORD is to be on your lips. For with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.”

Exodus 16:28

“Then the LORD said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep My commandments and instructions?”

Exodus 12:49

“The same law shall apply to both the native and the foreigner who resides among you.””

Leviticus 6:9

““Command Aaron and his sons that this is the law of the burnt offering: The burnt offering is to remain on the hearth of the altar all night, until morning, and the fire must be kept burning on the altar.”

Leviticus 14:57

“to determine when something is clean or unclean. This is the law regarding skin diseases and mildew.””

Exodus 24:12

“Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and stay here, so that I may give you the tablets of stone, with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction.””

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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).

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