Torah — Law, Instruction
From a root meaning to point or direct — less 'legal code' than 'fatherly instruction'. Psalm 119 celebrates it for 176 verses.
Pronunciation: to-raw'
Hebrew · Strong's H8451 · 213 occurrences in the Old Testament (KJV)
a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
KJV translations: law.
Torah in the Bible — example verses
“Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”Genesis 26:5 (KJV)
“One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.”Exodus 12:49 (KJV)
“And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD'S law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.”Exodus 13:9 (KJV)
“Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.”Exodus 16:4 (KJV)
“And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?”Exodus 16:28 (KJV)
“When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.”Exodus 18:16 (KJV)
“And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.”Exodus 18:20 (KJV)
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.”Exodus 24:12 (KJV)
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