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HOUSEHOLD

Persons who live in the same place and compose a family or extended family. In biblical times a household included father, mother(s), children, grandparents, servants, concubines, and sojourners. Jacob’s household, for example, included 66 people, not counting the wives of his sons (Gn 46:26). Households were seen as corporately responsible for the honor of the family (2 Sm 3:27 gives an example of revenge by a household). Male members of the entire household were circumcised as a sign of the covenant (Gn 17:23). In the NT era, some entire households were baptized (Acts 11:14).

Show passage in OET: GEN 46:26

OET-RV GEN 46:26

26 The total count of those who went to Mitsrayim with Ya’akov who were his descendants (not counting his daughters-in-law) was sixty-six.

OET-LV GEN 46:26

26 Every _of the_living _creatures who_went belonging_to_Yaˊₐqoⱱ to_Miʦrayim who_came _out _of his _thigh _of_his (from)_besides _of the _wives _of the _sons _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ every _of person was_sixty and_six.

Show passage in OET: SA2 3:27

OET-RV SA2 3:27

27 When Avner got back to Hevron, Yoav took him aside at the city gate as if to speak to him privately, then stabbed him in the stomach and he died as vengeance for killing Yoav’s brother Asahel.

OET-LV SA2 3:27

27 And_ ʼAⱱnēr _he _returned Ḩeⱱrōn and_he_turned _him _aside Yōʼāⱱ into the _middle _of the _gate to_speak with_him/it in_quietness and_he_struck _him there the_belly and_he/it _died for_the _blood _of ˊAsāh- ^ʼēl his/its_brother.

Show passage in OET: GEN 17:23

OET-RV GEN 17:23

23 ⇔Then Avraham took every male from his household and circumcised them that very day, just as God had instructed him. That included his son Yishmael, all those born in his house, and everyone bought with his money.

OET-LV GEN 17:23

23 And_ ʼAⱱrāhām _he/it _took DOM Yishmāˊ^ʼēl/(Ishmael) his/its_son and_DOM all _of those _born _of his _household _of_his and_DOM all _of the _purchase _of his _silver _of_his every _of male among_the _men _of the _household _of ʼAⱱrāhām and_he _circumcised DOM the _flesh _of their _foreskin _of_their on_the _substance _of the_day the_this just_as he _had _spoken with_him/it god.

Show passage in OET: ACT 11:14

OET-RV ACT 11:14

14 and he will explain to you how you and all your household can be saved.’

OET-LV ACT 11:14

14 who will _be _speaking messages to you, in which you will _be _being _saved and all the household of _you.

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See also Family Life and Relations.