14 occurrences in 13 translations

'Force' in the Bible

You are to remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, but the LORD your God brought you out from there with great power and a show of force. Therefore, the LORD your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day.

and that which He hath done to the force of Egypt, to its horses, and to its chariot, when He hath caused the waters of the Red Sea to flow against their faces in their pursuing after them, and Jehovah destroyeth them, unto this day;

Men, sons of worthlessness, have gone out of thy midst, and they force away the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known --

This is the nature of the cancellation: Every creditor must remit what he has loaned to another person; he must not force payment from his fellow Israelite, for it is to be recognized as "the Lord's cancellation of debts."

Or anyone using secret force on people, or putting questions to a spirit, or having secret knowledge, or going to the dead for directions.

When thou layest siege unto a city many days, to fight against it, to capture it, thou dost not destroy its trees to force an axe against them, for of them thou dost eat, and them thou dost not cut down -- for man's is the tree of the field -- to go in at thy presence in the siege.

But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay with her shall die:

If a man sees a young virgin, who has not given her word to be married to anyone, and he takes her by force and has connection with her, and discovery is made of it;

If a man takes by force one of his countrymen, the children of Israel, using him as his property or getting a price for him, that thief is to be put to death: so you are to put away evil from among you.

Then, if the guilty person is sentenced to a beating, the judge shall force him to lie down and be beaten in his presence with the number of blows his wicked behavior deserves.

The Lord will force you and your king whom you will appoint over you to go away to a people whom you and your ancestors have not known, and you will serve other gods of wood and stone there.

He kept for himself the first part, for his was the ruler's right: he put in force the righteousness of the Lord, and his decisions for Israel.

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אדרע 
'edra` (Aramaic) 
by force
Usage: 1

און 
'own 
Usage: 12

אפק 
'aphaq 
Usage: 7

גּבוּרה 
G@buwrah 
Usage: 61

גּזל 
Gazal 
Usage: 30

חזקה 
Chozqah 
Usage: 7

חיל 
Chayil 
Usage: 243

כּבשׁ 
Kabash 
Usage: 14

כּוח כּח 
Koach 
Usage: 126

לח 
Leach 
Usage: 1

לחץ 
Lachats 
Usage: 19

מאמץ 
Ma'amats 
Usage: 1

מיץ 
Miyts 
Usage: 3

מעז מעז מעוּז מעוז 
Ma`owz 
Usage: 36

מרץ 
Marats 
Usage: 4

ענה 
`anah 
Usage: 83

ἁρπάζω 
Harpazo 
catch up , take by force , catch away , pluck , catch , pull
Usage: 8

βέβαιος 
Bebaios 
Usage: 9

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