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And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.
Read in context →He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
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aphormḗ · af-or-may'
a starting-point, i.e. (figuratively) an opportunity
Strong's KJV usage: :--occasion.
Strong's first: Romans 7:8Strong's last: 1 Timothy 5:14
Open full G874 profile →ʻillâh · il-law'
a pretext (as arising artificially)
Strong's KJV usage: occasion.
Strong's first: Daniel 6:4Strong's last: Daniel 6:5
Open full H5931 profile →mâtsâʼ · maw-tsaw'
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
Strong's KJV usage: be able, befall, being, catch, × certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), × have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with), × occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
Strong's first: Judges 9:33Strong's last: 1 Samuel 10:7
Open full H4672 profile →taʼănâh · tah-an-aw'
an opportunity or (subjectively) purpose
Strong's KJV usage: occasion.
Strong's first: Judges 14:4Strong's last: Jeremiah 2:24
Open full H8385 profile →diá · dee-ah'
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
Strong's KJV usage: :--after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) … fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in).
Strong's first: 2 Corinthians 8:8Strong's last: 2 Corinthians 8:8
Open full G1223 profile →gâlal · gaw-lal'
to roll (literally or figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: commit, remove, roll (away, down, together), run down, seek occasion, trust, wallow.
Strong's first: Genesis 43:18Strong's last: Genesis 43:18
Open full H1556 profile →nâʼats · naw-ats'
to scorn; or (in Ecclesiastes 12:5), by interchange for 5132, to bloom
Strong's KJV usage: abhor, (give occasion to) blaspheme, contemn, despise, flourish, × great, provoke.
Strong's first: 2 Samuel 12:14Strong's last: 2 Samuel 12:14
Open full H5006 profile →nᵉphal · nef-al'
Strong's KJV usage: fall (down), have occasion.
Strong's first: Ezra 7:20Strong's last: Ezra 7:20
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And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.
And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.
But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.
And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee.
Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's treasure house.
A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.
As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.
Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.
For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.
Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.
For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart.
I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we.
But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we.
For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
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OCCA'SION, noun s as z. [Latin occasio, from oceido, to fall; ob and cado.]
1. Properly, a falling, happening or coming to; an occurrence, casualty, incident; something distinct from the ordinary course or regular orders of things.
2. Opportunity; convenience; favorable time, season or circumstances.
I'll take th' occasion which he give to bring him to his death.
Use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh. Galatians 5:13.
Sin taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me.
Romans 7:8.
3. Accidental cause; incident, event or fact giving rise to something else. What was the occasion of this custom?
Her beauty was the occasion of the war.
4. Incidental need; casual exigency; opportunity accompanied with need or demand. So we say, we have occasion for all our resources. We have frequent occasions for assisting each other.
The ancient canons were well fitted for the occasion of the church in its purer ages.
My occasions have found time to use them toward a supply of money.
OCCA'SION, verb transitive
1. To cause incidentally; to cause; to produce. The expectation of war occasions a depression in the price of stocks. Consumptions are often occasioned by colds. Indigestion occasions pain in the head. Heat occasions lassitude.
2. To influence; to cause.
If we inquire what it is that occasions men to make several combinations of simple ideas into distinct modes -
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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