Leagues
Leagues
The word commonly translated league[1] is also translated covenant 264 times but only league 17. It is also translated confederacy and confederate. It is basically defined as a covenant, alliance, pledge between men by treaty, alliance, or Contracts, Covenants and Constitutions giving men the power to make statutes and ordinances establishing crimes in civil law.
Joshua 9:6 And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league <01285> with us.
Joshua 9:7 And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league <01285> with you?
Joshua 9:11 Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We [are] your servants: therefore now make ye a league <01285> with us.
Joshua 9:15 And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league <01285> with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.
Joshua 9:16 And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a league <01285> with them, that they heard that they [were] their neighbours, and [that] they dwelt among them.
Judges 2:2 And ye shall make no league <01285> with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?
1 Samuel 22:8 That all of you have conspired against me, and [there is] none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league[2] with the son of Jesse, and [there is] none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
2 Samuel 3:12 And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose [is] the land? saying [also], Make thy league <01285> with me, and, behold, my hand [shall be] with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.
2 Samuel 3:13 And he said, Well; I will make a league <01285> with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul’s daughter, when thou comest to see my face.
2 Samuel 3:21 And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league <01285> with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.
2 Samuel 5:3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league <01285> with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel.
1 Kings 5:12 And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league <01285> together.
1 Kings 15:19 [There is] a league <01285> between me and thee, [and] between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; come and break thy league <01285> with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.
2 Chronicles 16:3 [There is] a league <01285> between me and thee, as [there was] between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go, break thy league <01285> with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.
Job 5:23 For thou shalt be in league <01285> with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
Ezekiel 30:5 Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league[1], shall fall with them by the sword.
Daniel 11:23 And after the league[3] [made] with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 01285 בְּרִית BeitReishYodTav bëriyth [ber-eeth’] from 01262 BeitReishHey meaning eat, consume or choose(in the sense of cutting [like 01254]); n f; [BDB-136a] [{See TWOT on 282 @@ "282a" }] AV-covenant 264, league 17, confederacy 1, confederate 1, confederate + 01167 1; 284
- 1) covenant, alliance, pledge
- 1a) between men
- 1a1) treaty, alliance, league (man to man)
- 1a2) constitution, ordinance (monarch to subjects)
- 1a3) agreement, pledge (man to man)
- 1a4) alliance (of friendship)
- 1a5) alliance (of marriage)
- 1b) between God and man
- 1b1) alliance (of friendship)
- 1b2) covenant (divine ordinance with signs or pledges)
- 1a) between men
- 2) (phrases)
- 2a) covenant making
- 2b) covenant keeping
- 2c) covenant violation
- ב Beit Purpose: God's Dwelling Place Below - a house or God's house here. [household, in, into] (Numeric value: 2)
- ר Reish Process of Clarification The "head" or "beginning". Life's revelation. [Head... Person head highest] (Numeric value: 200)
- י Yod The Infinite Point of essential good. Divine spark hidden in the ט Tet. Spark of spirit. [closed hand... Deed, work, to make] (Numeric value: 10)
- ת Tav is a Seal of a Higher kingdom or realm through faith. The paradigm keter–malchut “The Crown of Sovereignty” from the Tree of Life spiritually linking worlds or realms through an unseen doorway of faith. The Aleph & Tav are the first and last letters. [door sign cross seal] (Numeric value: 400)
- 01285 בְּרִית bëriyth, covenant, league, confederacy ; 01287 בֹּרִית boriyth soap (lye or ash used in smelting metal); and as a proper noun 01286 בְּרִית Bëriyth (Baal-berith); a foreign deity worshipped in Shechem (07926 שְׁכֶם meaning shoulder, back and even translated consent)
- 1) covenant, alliance, pledge
- ↑ 03772 ^תרכ^ karath \@kaw-rath’\@ a primitive root KafReishTav; v; AV-cut off 145, make 85, cut down 23, cut 9, fail 6, destroy 4, want 3, covenanted 2, hew 2, misc 9; 288
- 1) to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant
- 1a) (Qal)
- 1a1) to cut off
- 1a1a) to cut off a body part, behead
- 1a2) to cut down
- 1a3) to hew
- 1a4) to cut or make a covenant
- 1a1) to cut off
- 1b) (Niphal)
- 1b1) to be cut off
- 1b2) to be cut down
- 1b3) to be chewed
- 1b4) to be cut off, fail
- 1c) (Pual)
- 1c1) to be cut off
- 1c2) to be cut down
- 1d) (Hiphil)
- 1d1) to cut off
- 1d2) to cut off, destroy
- 1d3) to cut down, destroy
- 1d4) to take away
- 1d5) to permit to perish
- 1e) (Hophal) cut off
- 1a) (Qal)
- כ ך Kaf K Crown: To Actualize Potential power from spiritual to physical realm [to cover, strength] (Numeric value: 20)
- ר Reish Process of Clarification The "head" or "beginning". Life's revelation. [Head... Person head highest] (Numeric value: 200)
- ת Tav is a Seal of a Higher kingdom or realm through faith. The paradigm keter–malchut “The Crown of Sovereignty” from the Tree of Life spiritually linking worlds or realms through an unseen doorway of faith. The Aleph & Tav are the first and last letters. [door sign cross seal] (Numeric value: 400)
- 1) to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant
- ↑ 02266 חָבַר chabar [khaw-bar’] a primitive root; v; [BDB-287b] [{See TWOT on 598 }] AV-couple 8, join 8, couple together 4, join together 3, compact 1, charmer + 02267 1, charming + 02267 1, have fellowship 1, league 1, heap up 1; 29
- 1) to unite, join, bind together, be joined, be coupled, be in league, heap up, have fellowship with, be compact, be a charmer
- 1a) (Qal)
- 1a1) to unite, be joined
- 1a2) to tie magic charms, charm
- 1b) (Piel)
- 1b1) to unite with, make an ally of
- 1b2) to unite, join, ally
- 1c) (Pual)
- 1c1) to be allied with, be united
- 1c2) to be joined together
- 1d) (Hiphil) to join together, pile up (words)
- 1e) (Hithpael) to join oneself to, make an alliance, league together
- 1a) (Qal)
- 1) to unite, join, bind together, be joined, be coupled, be in league, heap up, have fellowship with, be compact, be a charmer