Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'hands' occurs 820 times in the standard works.

166 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'hands' in the standard works and contain 20.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 66 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 124:67-73 (8 in 7 verses)

3 Ne. 11:14-15 (5 in 2 verses)

Gen. 27:22-23 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 7:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

JS-H 1:68-71 (4 in 4 verses)

Ex. 17:12 (3 in 1 verse)

Isa. 25:11 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 29:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 8:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

Judg. 7:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

Prov. 31:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

Moses 7:36-37 (3 in 2 verses)

Acts 8:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

W of M 1:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 43:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 44:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 52:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Moro. 2:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 68:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 98:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 49:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 17:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 2:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 10:7 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 4:34 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 13:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 6:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 90:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 1:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 38:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 4:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 14:58 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 21:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:48 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 9:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 31:36 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 3:21 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 8:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 56:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 37:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 21:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 12:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 25:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 6:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 28:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 143:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 4:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 45:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 25:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 7:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 24:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 11:30-12:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 17:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 4:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Omni 1:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

W of M 1:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 13:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 27:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 23:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 115:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:111-112 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 129:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 3:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 3:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:55-56 (2 in 2 verses)

A of F 1:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 354 1 355
Gen. 19 0 19
Ex. 17 0 17
Lev. 13 0 13
Num. 6 0 6
Deut. 19 0 19
Josh. 1 0 1
Judg. 25 0 25
1 Sam. 9 0 9
2 Sam. 9 0 9
1 Kgs. 5 0 5
2 Kgs. 14 0 14
1 Chr. 5 0 5
2 Chr. 12 0 12
Ezra 6 0 6
Neh. 7 0 7
Esth. 3 0 3
Job 20 0 20
Ps. 46 0 46
Prov. 15 0 15
Eccl. 6 0 6
Song. 3 0 3
Isa. 26 0 26
Jer. 21 0 21
Lam. 9 0 9
Ezek. 18 1 19
Dan. 4 0 4
Hosea 1 0 1
Obad. 1 0 1
Jonah 1 0 1
Micah 2 0 2
Nahum 1 0 1
Hab. 1 0 1
Zeph. 1 0 1
Hag. 3 0 3
Zech. 5 0 5
NT 107 0 107
BM 196 0 196
DC 133 0 133
PGP 30 0 30
TOTAL 820 1 821

Ezek. 1:8
And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings.

Ezek. 7:17
All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water.

Ezek. 7:21
And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall pollute it.

Ezek. 7:27
The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I am the Lord.

Ezek. 10:7
And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that was between the cherubims, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took it, and went out.

Ezek. 10:12
And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the wheels that they four had.

Ezek. 10:21
Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

Ezek. 11:9
And I will bring you out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you.

Ezek. 13:22
Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:

Ezek. 16:11
I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.

Ezek. 21:7
And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord God.

Ezek. 21:14
Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thine hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it is the sword of the great men that are slain, which entereth into their privy chambers.

Ezek. 21:17
I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the Lord have said it.

Ezek. 22:14
Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I the Lord have spoken it, and will do it.

Ezek. 23:37
That they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass for them through the fire, to devour them.

Ezek. 23:42
And a voice of a multitude being at ease was with her: and with the men of the common sort were brought Sabeans from the wilderness, which put bracelets upon their hands, and beautiful crowns upon their heads.

Ezek. 23:45
And the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands.

Ezek. 25:6
For thus saith the Lord God; Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel;