'Permits' in the Bible

Then in the morning, at sunrise, you will get up early and rush upon and attack the city; and when Gaal and the people who are with him come out against you, you shall do to them whatever you can.”

But when the crop ripens, he immediately puts in the sickle [to reap], because [the time for] the harvest has come.”

One man’s faith permits him to eat everything, while the weak believer eats only vegetables [to avoid eating ritually unclean meat or something previously considered unclean].

For I do not wish to see you right now just in passing, but I hope to remain with you for some time [later on], if the Lord permits.

And we will do this [that is, proceed to maturity], if God permits.

Then another angel, a third one, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “Whoever worships the beast and his image and receives the mark [of the beast] on his forehead or on his hand,