Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'handmaid' occurs 50 times in the standard works.

23 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'handmaid' in the standard works and contain 46% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 10 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Sam. 25:24-28 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Sam. 14:15-19 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Sam. 1:11 (3 in 1 verse)

Ruth 3:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 35:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 28:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 14:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)


D&C 132:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

 132:51 Verily, I say unto you: A commandment I give unto mine handmaid, Emma Smith, your wife, whom I have given unto you, that she stay herself and partake not of that which I commanded you to offer unto her; for I did it, saith the Lord, to prove you all, as I did Abraham, and that I might require an offering at your hand, by covenant and sacrifice.

 132:52 And let mine handmaid, Emma Smith, receive all those that have been given unto my servant Joseph, and who are virtuous and pure before me; and those who are not pure, and have said they were pure, shall be destroyed, saith the Lord God.




Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 44 10 54
NT 1 2 3
BM 0 1 1
DC 5 0 5
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 50 13 63

D&C 90:28
And again, verily I say unto you, it is my will that my handmaid Vienna Jaques should receive money to bear her expenses, and go up unto the land of Zion;

D&C 132:51
Verily, I say unto you: A commandment I give unto mine handmaid, Emma Smith, your wife, whom I have given unto you, that she stay herself and partake not of that which I commanded you to offer unto her; for I did it, saith the Lord, to prove you all, as I did Abraham, and that I might require an offering at your hand, by covenant and sacrifice.

D&C 132:52
And let mine handmaid, Emma Smith, receive all those that have been given unto my servant Joseph, and who are virtuous and pure before me; and those who are not pure, and have said they were pure, shall be destroyed, saith the Lord God.

D&C 132:54
And I command mine handmaid, Emma Smith, to abide and cleave unto my servant Joseph, and to none else. But if she will not abide this commandment she shall be destroyed, saith the Lord; for I am the Lord thy God, and will destroy her if she abide not in my law.

D&C 132:56
And again, verily I say, let mine handmaid forgive my servant Joseph his trespasses; and then shall she be forgiven her trespasses, wherein she has trespassed against me; and I, the Lord thy God, will bless her, and multiply her, and make her heart to rejoice.