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בְּרִית (bᵉrîyth) n-f (ber-eeth')
Source: from H1262 (in the sense of cutting [like H1254]);
Meaning: a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
KJV: confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

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בְּרִית 285 occurrences n.f. covenant

I between men.
- 1 treaty, alliance, league
- 2 constitution, ordinance, between monarch and subjects
- 3 agreement, pledge
- 4 alliance of friendship between David and Jonathan
- 5 alliance of marriage
II between God and man.
- 1 alliance of friendship
- 2 covenant, as a divine constitution or ordinance with signs or pledges
III Phrases.
- 1 covenant making
- 2 covenant keeping
- 3 covenant violation

Displaying only every 10^th verse out of 264:

ISA 28:15

OET-LV: 15 If/because you(pl)_have _said we _have _made a _covenant with death and_with Shəʼōl we _have _made an _agreement a _scourge overflowing if/because it _will _pass _by not it_will _come _to _us if/because we _have _made falsehood refuge _of_our and_in_deception we _have _hidden _ourselves. (ISA_28:15)

OET-RV: 15 because you’ve all said, “We’ve come to an agreement with death,
⇔  ≈ and we have an understanding with the grave.
⇔  When the overwhelming scourge goes past,
⇔  it won’t bother us because we’ve made lies our shelter,
⇔  ≈ and we hide in deception.” (ISA 28:15)

PSA 83:6

OET-LV: 6  if/because they _have _consulted heart together on_you a _covenant they _are _making. (PSA_83:6)

OET-RV: 6 the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites,
⇔  ≈ of Moab and the Hagrites, (PSA 83:6)

GEN 26:28

OET-LV: 28 And_they _said clearly _(see) we _have _seen if/because _that he _has _been YHWH with_you and_we _said let _it _be please an _oath between_us between_us and_between_you and_let _us _make a _covenant with_you. (GEN_26:28)

OET-RV: 28 “We have clearly seen that Yahweh has been with you,” they answered, “so we said, ‘There should be an agreement between us’—between us and you. So let us make an agreement with you, (GEN 26:28)

JER 11:8

OET-LV: 8 And_not they _listened and_not they _inclined DOM ear _of_their and_they _walked everyone in_the _stubbornness _of their _own _heart _of_their (the)_evil and_I _brought on_them DOM all _of the _words/messages _of the _covenant (the)_this which I _commanded for_doing and_not they _did. (JER_11:8)

OET-RV: 8 However, they didn’t listen or even pay any attention to me, and each one of them stubbornly followed their own evil desires, so I ordered all the consequences from not obeying the agreement, to come to them.” (JER 11:8)

DEU 17:2

OET-LV: 2 if/because he _will _be _found in_midst _of_your in_one _of your(pl)_gates _of_your which YHWH god _of_your is_about _to _give to/for_you(fs) a _man or a _woman who he _will _do DOM the_evil in/on_both _eyes _of YHWH god _of_your by_transgressing covenant _of_his. (DEU_17:2)

OET-RV: 2 In any of the towns that your god Yahweh is giving you, if you discover any man or woman who does evil by disobeying the agreement that he’s made with you (DEU 17:2)

DEU 29:11

OET-LV: 11  you_to_pass _on in_the _covenant _of YHWH god _of_your and_in_oath _of_his which YHWH god _of_your is_making with_you the_day. (DEU_29:11)

OET-RV: 11 along with your wives and children, and the foreigners living among you (who cut wood and fetch water for you), (DEU 29:11)

JOS 9:7

OET-LV: 7 And_he _said the _man _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to the_Ḩiūī perhaps in_midst _of_my you are_dwelling and_how will _I _make to/for_yourself(m) a _covenant. (JOS_9:7)

OET-RV: 7 An Israeli man asked the Hivite (because Gilead was in the Hivite region), “Perhaps you really live near by? How could we make a treaty with you?” (JOS 9:7)

KI2 23:3

OET-LV: 3 And_he _stood the_king at the_pillar and_he _made DOM the_covenant to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before YHWH to_go after YHWH and_to_keep commands _of_his and_DOM testimonies _of_his and_DOM regulations _of_his in_all the_heart and_on/over_all the_being to_establish DOM the _words/messages _of the _covenant (the)_this which_were_written on the_scroll the_this and_ all _of _it _took _its _stand the_people in_covenant. (KI2_23:3)

OET-RV: 3 Then the king stood by the pillar and he made a commitment in front of Yahweh to follow Yahweh and to obey his commands and testimonies and statutes with all sincerity, and with every desire to respect the words of that agreement that had been written on that scroll. All the people were also included in that commitment. (KI2 23:3)

CH1 17:1

OET-LV: 17 and_he/it _was just_as he _dwelt Dāvid in_house _of_his and_ Dāvid _he/it _said to Nātān the_prophet HERE I am_dwelling in_house _of the _cedar(s) and_the _box _of the _covenant _of YHWH is_under tent _curtains. (CH1_17:1)

OET-RV: 17 After a while, when David was living in his house, he said to the prophet Natan, “Look, here I am living in a palace made of cedar, but the box containing Yahweh’s agreement is kept in a tent.” (CH1 17:1)

LEV 26:45

OET-LV: 45 And_I _will _remember to/for_them the_covenant _of the_forefathers whom I _brought _out DOM_them from_the _land _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) to_the _eyes _of the_nations to_become to/for_them (into)_god I am_YHWH. (LEV_26:45)

OET-RV: 45 I’ll remember the earlier agreement with their ancestors that I brought out of Egypt while all the nations watched me be their god. I am Yahweh. (LEV 26:45)

OBA 1:7

OET-LV: 7 To the_border they_will _send _you _away all _of the _men _of your _covenant _of_your they_will _deceive _you they _will _prevail to/for_yourself(m) the _men _of your _peace _of_your food _of_your they _will _set a _trap under_you there_is_not understanding in/on/over_him/it. (OBA_1:7)

OET-RV: 7 Those who have treaties with you will force you to the border.
⇔  ≈ Those who talk about peace will deceive you.
⇔  ≈ Those who eat meals with you will set a trap for you.
⇔  You have no idea what’s about to hit you. (OBA 1:7)

GEN 17:7

OET-LV: 7 And_I _will _establish DOM covenant _of_my between_me and_between_you and_between your(ms)_seed/fruit after_you for_generations _of_their to_a _covenant _of perpetuity to_be to/for_yourself(m) (into)_god and_for_offspring _of_your after_you. (GEN_17:7)

OET-RV: 7 I’ll establish my agreement with you and your future descendants for all the following generations. It will be an agreement that never ends, that I’ll be the your god and God of your future descendants. (GEN 17:7)

PRO 2:17

OET-LV: 17 who_leaves the _close _friend _of her _youth(s)_of_her and_DOM the _covenant _of her _god _of_her she _forgets. (PRO_2:17)

OET-RV: 17 who’s left her husband from her younger days,
⇔  ≈ and has forgotten her promise to her god. (PRO 2:17)

DEU 31:16

OET-LV: 16 and_ YHWH _he/it _said to Mosheh HERE_you are_about _to _lie _down with ancestors _of_your and_it _will _arise the_people the_this and_it _will _act _as _a _prostitute after the _gods _of (the)_foreignness _of the_earth/land where it is_about _to _go to_(to) in_midst _of_its and_it_will _abandon _me and_it _will _break DOM covenant _of_my which I _made with_him/it. (DEU_31:16)

OET-RV: 16 Then Yahweh said to Mosheh, “Listen, you’ll soon go to join your ancestors, and these people will turn and prostitute themselves to the strange gods of the land that they’ll be going to. This nation will abandon me and break the agreement that I’ve made with it. (DEU 31:16)

CH2 23:3

OET-LV: 3 And_ all _of _it _made the_assembly a _covenant in_house _of the_ʼElohīm with the_king and_he/it _said to/for_them HERE the _son _of the_king he _will _reign just_as he _spoke YHWH on the _sons _of Dāvid. (CH2_23:3)

OET-RV: 3 the whole assembly made an agreement with the young king in the temple, and Yehoyada told them, “Listen, the late king’s son will reign, just as Yahweh said about David’s descendants. (CH2 23:3)

JER 34:13

OET-LV: 13 Thus YHWH he _says the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) I I _made a _covenant with ancestors _of_your(pl) in/on_day I_brought _out them from_the _land _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) from_a _house _of slaves to_say. (JER_34:13)

OET-RV: 13 Yisrael’s god Yahweh says that I personally made an agreement with your ancestors on the day that I brought them out from their lives of slavery in Egypt (Heb. Mitsrayim). That was when I said that (JER 34:13)

JOS 23:16

OET-LV: 16 When_transgress_you(pl) DOM the _covenant _of YHWH god _of_your(pl) which he _commanded you(pl) and_you(pl)_will _go and_you(pl)_will _serve gods other and_you(pl)_will _bow _down to/for_them and_it _will _burn the _anger of_YHWH on_you(pl) and_you(pl)_will _perish quickly from_under the_earth/land (the)_good which he _has _given to_you(pl). (JOS_23:16)

OET-RV: 16 If you ignore the agreement with your god Yahweh and disobey his commands and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, then his anger will flare up against you all and you’ll quickly be wiped out from the good land that he has given you.” (JOS 23:16)

CH1 22:19

OET-LV: 19 Now set heart _of_your(pl) and_being _of_your(pl) to_seek to/for_YHWH god _of_your(pl) and_arise and_build DOM the _sanctuary _of YHWH the_ʼElohīm to_bring DOM the _box _of the _covenant _of YHWH and_the _articles _of (the)_holiness _of the_ʼElohīm to_house which_will _be_built for_the _name _of YHWH. (CH1_22:19)

OET-RV: 19 Now, dedicate your minds and strength to requesting advice from your god Yahweh, then get organised and build Yahweh God’s sanctuary so you can bring the box containing Yahweh’s agreement to the residence to be built to honour Yahweh’s name, and bring God’s sacred items.” (CH1 22:19)

CH1 28:18

OET-LV: 18 And_for_the _altar _of (the)_incense gold refined by_weight and _(to)_the_pattern _of the _chariot the_cherubims gold to_those _which_spread _out and_those _which_cover over the _box _of the _covenant _of YHWH. (CH1_28:18)

OET-RV: 18 Then the weight of refined gold for the incense altar, and for making the winged creatures that spread out across the top of the box containing Yahweh’s agreement. (CH1 28:18)

EZE 17:19

OET-LV: 19 for_so/thus/hence thus my_master he _says YHWH by_the _life of _me if not oath _of_my which he _despised and_covenant _of_my which he _broke and_I _will _give_him/it on_his _own _of_head. (EZE_17:19)

OET-RV: 19 Therefore the master Yahweh says this: ‘As I live, wasn’t it my promise that he despised and my agreement that he broke? Therefore I’ll cause him to be punished for what he did. (EZE 17:19)

EXO 2:24

OET-LV: 24 And_ god _he/it _listened DOM groaning _of_their and_ god _he _remembered DOM covenant _of_his with ʼAⱱrāhām with Yiʦḩāq/(Isaac) and_with Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob). (EXO_2:24)

OET-RV: 24 He heard their groaning and remembered his agreement with Abraham, with Yitshak, and with Yacob, (EXO 2:24)

GEN 21:32

OET-LV: 32 And_they _made a _covenant at_Bəʼēr- sheⱱaˊ and_ ʼAⱱīmelek _he/it _rose _up and_Fīkol the _commander _of his _army _of_his and_they _returned to the _land _of the_Fəlishtiy. (GEN_21:32)

OET-RV: 32 So the agreement was made at Be’er-Sheva, then Abimelech and Ficol, the commander of his army, got up and returned home to the Philistine region. (GEN 21:32)

EXO 23:32

OET-LV: 32 Not you _must _make to/for_them and_to_gods _of_their a _covenant. (EXO_23:32)

OET-RV: 32 You mustn’t make any agreement with those people or with their gods. (EXO 23:32)

PSA 44:18

OET-LV: 18  all _of this it_has _come _to _us and_not we_had _forgotten _you and_not we _had _dealt _falsely with_covenant _of_your. (PSA_44:18)

OET-RV: 18 Our heart hasn’t turned back.
⇔  Our steps haven’t strayed from your way. (PSA 44:18)

EZR 10:3

OET-LV: 3 And_now let _us _make a _covenant to_god _of_our to_send _out all _of wives and_those_who _were_born from_them by_the _counsel _of my_master and_the_people_trembling at_the _command _of our _god _of_our and_according_the _law let _it _be _done. (EZR_10:3)

OET-RV: 3 So now, let’s make an agreement with our god to send all those women back, along with their children, following the advice of my master and the ones who strive to obey God’s instructions, and as per the law. (EZR 10:3)

DEU 5:3

OET-LV: 3 Not with ancestors _of_our YHWH he _made DOM the_covenant (the)_this if/because with_us we these here the_day of _us _of_all alive. (DEU_5:3)

OET-RV: 3 He didn’t make that agreement with our ancestors, but with us ourselves—those of us here today, i.e., with living people. (DEU 5:3)

EXO 34:10

OET-LV: 10 And_he/it _said HERE I am_about _to _make a _covenant before all _of people _of_your I _will _do wonders which not they _have _been _created in_all _of the_earth/land and_on/over_all the_nations and_ all _of _it _will _see the_people which you are_in_midst _of_its DOM the _work _of YHWH if/because _that is_awesome it which I am_about _to _do with_you. (EXO_34:10)

OET-RV: 10 Yahweh said, “Listen, I’m about to make an agreement in front of all your people. I will do miracles that have not been done before anywhere on the earth or in any country of the world. All the people that you’re among will see my work, because what I’m going to do with you is awe-inspiring. (EXO 34:10)

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