Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'hand' occurs 1789 times in the standard works.

655 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'hand' in the standard works and contain 36.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 263 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ex. 3:19-4:7 (11 in 11 verses)

Gen. 48:13-22 (10 in 10 verses)

2 Chr. 32:13-22 (10 in 10 verses)

Ps. 144:7-11 (7 in 5 verses)

1 Sam. 24:10-15 (7 in 6 verses)

D&C 84:6-12 (7 in 7 verses)

Lev. 14:14-18 (6 in 5 verses)

Lev. 14:25-29 (6 in 5 verses)

Jer. 22:24-25 (5 in 2 verses)

Jer. 34:20-21 (5 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 12:9-11 (5 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 21:20-22:1 (5 in 4 verses)

2 Sam. 24:14-17 (5 in 4 verses)

Deut. 15:7-11 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Chr. 21:13-17 (5 in 5 verses)

Ex. 18:9-10 (4 in 2 verses)


Josh. 8:18-19 (4 in 2 verses)

 8:18 And the Lord said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city.

 8:19 And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city on fire.




Gen. 38:28-30 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:4-6 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 18:33-35 (4 in 3 verses)

Isa. 36:18-20 (4 in 3 verses)

Jer. 21:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

Jer. 46:24-26 (4 in 3 verses)

Gen. 9:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

Judg. 7:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

Judg. 15:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Sam. 26:23-27:1 (4 in 4 verses)

Neh. 9:27-30 (4 in 4 verses)

Jer. 38:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 37:17-20 (4 in 4 verses)

Mark 10:37-40 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 19:16 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 3:18 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 18:2 (3 in 1 verse)

Jer. 44:30 (3 in 1 verse)

Zech. 11:6 (3 in 1 verse)

Zech. 14:13 (3 in 1 verse)

Deut. 25:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 14:26-27 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 21:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 14:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Ps. 118:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 9:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 32:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 34:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 20:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 19:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 19:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 32:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 38:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 40:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 41:42-44 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 13:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 17:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 32:39-41 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 3:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 7:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 12:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 28:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 28:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 18:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 13:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 20:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 26:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezra 8:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 80:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Prov. 6:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 51:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 18:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 13:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 30:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 40:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 3:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 6:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 8:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 10:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 29:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 107:46-48 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 107:50-52 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 13:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 16:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 43:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 6:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 13:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 15:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 21:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 38:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 7:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 13:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 19:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 5:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 6:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 10:18 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 17:40 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 18:10 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 18:17 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 19:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 22:17 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 5:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 14:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 19:9 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 23:10 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 23:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 10:15 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 13:16 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 13:25 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 15:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 16:7 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 11:23 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 29:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 3:17 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 21:10 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 28:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 34:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 8:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 6:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 23:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 21:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 31:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 71:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 74:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 89:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 89:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 106:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 123:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 138:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 139:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 3:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 10:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 11:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 16:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Song. 2:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Song. 8:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 5:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 48:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 62:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 15:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 26:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 32:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 36:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 38:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 16:46 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 23:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 23:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 39:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 5:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 8:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 12:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Jonah 4:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 6:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 13:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 20:13 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 15:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 5:47 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 4:4 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 13:3 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 26:5 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 36:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 49:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 3:12 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:60 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 24:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 39:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 39:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 39:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 4:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 7:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 8:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 10:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 14:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 14:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 14:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 33:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 12:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 23:25-24:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 33:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 9:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 24:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 2:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 6:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 6:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 8:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 15:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 5:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 17:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 23:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 23:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 23:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 26:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 13:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 20:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 11:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 11:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 18:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 13:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 4:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 16:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 34:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 1:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 2:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 12:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 44:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 106:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 109:31-110:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 5:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 10:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 10:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 11:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 14:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 51:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 20:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 32:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 2:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 2:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 9:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 10:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 20:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 20:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 25:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 28:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 30:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 36:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 5:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 11:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 25:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 26:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 21:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

John 10:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 2:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 7:55-56 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 1:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 1:20-2:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:53-54 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 8:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 20:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 20:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 21:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 24:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 5:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 17:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 26:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 9:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 15:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 1:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 39:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 85:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 129:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 7:56-57 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 1:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 2:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 1310 464 1774
Gen. 88 31 119
Ex. 88 20 108
Lev. 31 18 49
Num. 36 7 43
Deut. 68 21 89
Josh. 36 1 37
Judg. 65 29 94
Ruth 3 5 8
1 Sam. 102 23 125
2 Sam. 54 20 74
1 Kgs. 36 10 46
2 Kgs. 56 16 72
1 Chr. 32 6 38
2 Chr. 59 14 73
Ezra 16 6 22
Neh. 14 7 21
Esth. 9 4 13
Job 45 20 65
Ps. 97 52 149
Prov. 25 20 45
Eccl. 8 7 15
Song. 5 4 9
Isa. 82 30 112
Jer. 88 30 118
Lam. 11 9 20
Ezek. 96 32 128
Dan. 21 4 25
Hosea 3 1 4
Joel 3 1 4
Amos 4 1 5
Obad. 0 1 1
Jonah 2 1 3
Micah 5 2 7
Nahum 0 1 1
Hab. 2 1 3
Zeph. 4 1 5
Hag. 0 3 3
Zech. 13 5 18
Mal. 3 0 3
NT 158 128 286
BM 195 220 415
DC 105 150 255
PGP 21 31 52
TOTAL 1789 993 2782

Josh. 1:7
Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.

Josh. 2:19
And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.

Josh. 2:24
And they said unto Joshua, Truly the Lord hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us.

Josh. 4:24
That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the Lord your God for ever.

Josh. 5:13
And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?

Josh. 6:2
And the Lord said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour.

Josh. 7:7
And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord God, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan!

Josh. 8:1
And the Lord said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land:

Josh. 8:7
Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the Lord your God will deliver it into your hand.

Josh. 8:18
And the Lord said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city.

Josh. 8:19
And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city on fire.

Josh. 8:26
For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

Josh. 9:25
And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.

Josh. 9:26
And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not.

Josh. 10:6
And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.

Josh. 10:8
And the Lord said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.

Josh. 10:19
And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the Lord your God hath delivered them into your hand.

Josh. 10:30
And the Lord delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jericho.

Josh. 10:32
And the Lord delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah.

Josh. 11:8
And the Lord delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephoth-maim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining.

Josh. 14:2
By lot was their inheritance, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe.

Josh. 17:7
And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that lieth before Shechem; and the border went along on the right hand unto the inhabitants of En-tappuah.

Josh. 19:27
And turneth toward the sunrising to Beth-dagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthah-el toward the north side of Beth-emek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand,

Josh. 20:2
Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:

Josh. 20:5
And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.

Josh. 20:9
These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.

Josh. 21:2
And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.

Josh. 21:8
And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.

Josh. 21:44
And the Lord gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hand.

Josh. 22:9
And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the country of Gilead, to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed, according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

Josh. 22:31
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we perceive that the Lord is among us, because ye have not committed this trespass against the Lord: now ye have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the Lord.

Josh. 23:6
Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;

Josh. 24:8
And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, which dwelt on the other side Jordan; and they fought with you: and I gave them into your hand, that ye might possess their land; and I destroyed them from before you.

Josh. 24:10
But I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.

Josh. 24:11
And ye went over Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I delivered them into your hand.