Topical Bible: Withal

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The term "withal" is an archaic English word that appears in various translations of the Bible, including the King James Version. It is used to convey the idea of "in addition," "besides," or "nevertheless." In the context of Scripture, "withal" often serves to emphasize a point or to add supplementary information to a statement or command.

Biblical Usage

In the Berean Standard Bible , the term "withal" is not commonly used, as modern translations tend to replace it with more contemporary language. However, understanding its usage in older translations can provide insight into the nuances of biblical texts.

1. Ephesians 6:16 (KJV) · "Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked." In this passage, "wherewith" is akin to "withal," indicating the means by which believers can defend themselves against spiritual attacks.

2. Colossians 4:3 (KJV) · "Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds." Here, "withal" is used to encourage the Colossian believers to pray not only for themselves but also for Paul and his companions, emphasizing the importance of communal prayer and support in the Christian life.

Theological Significance

The use of "withal" in Scripture underscores the interconnectedness of Christian duties and virtues. It often highlights the comprehensive nature of a believer's responsibilities, suggesting that one aspect of faith or practice should not be isolated from others. For example, prayer is not merely a personal exercise but is to be accompanied by intercession for others, as seen in Colossians 4:3.

Practical Application

In a modern Christian context, the concept behind "withal" can be applied to encourage believers to consider the holistic nature of their faith. Just as the term suggests an addition or complement, Christians are called to integrate various aspects of their spiritual lives, ensuring that their faith is not compartmentalized but is a cohesive and comprehensive expression of their relationship with God.

Conclusion

While "withal" may not appear in contemporary translations like the Berean Standard Bible, its presence in older versions of the text serves as a reminder of the depth and richness of biblical language. Understanding such terms can enhance one's appreciation of Scripture and its teachings, encouraging a more integrated and holistic approach to the Christian faith.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (adv.) With this; with that.

2. (adv.) Together with this; likewise; at the same time; in addition; also.

3. (prep.) With; -- put after its object, at the end of sentence or clause in which it stands.

Greek

5101. tis -- who? which? what?
... direct or indirect questions) -- every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what
(manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, - with, -withal), whether, which ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5101.htm - 7k

Strong's Hebrew

3162. yachad -- unitedness
... 1). alike, at all once, both, likewise, only, altogether, withal. From yachad;
properly, a unit, ie (adverb) unitedly -- alike, at ...
/hebrew/3162.htm - 6k

2004. hen -- they
... Feminine plural from huw'; they (only used when emphatic) -- X in, such like, (with)
them, thereby, therein, (more than) they, wherein, in which, whom, withal. ...
/hebrew/2004.htm - 6k

1992. hem -- they
... emphatic) -- it, like, X (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same,
X so, X such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye. ...
/hebrew/1992.htm - 5k

Library

Thy Bidding, Holy Brother Aurelius, it was Meet that I Should ...
... Section 1. Thy bidding, holy brother Aurelius, it was meet that I should
comply withal? 1. Thy bidding, holy brother Aurelius, it ...
/.../augustine/of the work of monks /section 1 thy bidding holy.htm

I Closed Her Eyes; and There Flowed Withal a Mighty Sorrow into My ...
... Book IX Chapter XII I closed her eyes; and there flowed withal a mighty
sorrow into my heart? I closed her eyes; and there flowed ...
/.../augustine/the confessions of saint augustine/chapter xii i closed her.htm

What, when I Name Forgetfulness, and Withal Recognise what I Name? ...
... Book X Chapter XVI What, when I name forgetfulness, and withal recognise what I
name? ... What, when I name forgetfulness, and withal recognise what I name? ...
/.../augustine/the confessions of saint augustine/chapter xvi what when i.htm

God Just as Well as Merciful; Accordingly, Mercy must not be ...
... it will be becoming for the sons of God' [720] too to be pitiful-hearted' [721]
and peacemakers;' [722] giving in their turn just as Christ withal hath given ...
//christianbookshelf.org/tertullian/on modesty/chapter ii god just as well.htm

Beasts Similarly Subject to the Law of Mutation.
... And yet the peacock withal has plumage for a garment, and a garment indeed of the
choicest; nay, in the bloom of his neck richer than any purple, and in the ...
/.../tertullian/on the pallium/chapter iii beasts similarly subject to.htm

The Question of Novelty Further Considered in Connection with the ...
... to be introducing nothing of "novelty;" seeing that the Lord Himself opens "the
kingdoms of the heavens" to "eunuchs," [585] as being Himself, withal, a virgin ...
/.../tertullian/on monogamy/chapter iii the question of novelty.htm

Arguments of the Psychics, Drawn from the Law, the Gospel, the ...
... be indifferently observed, by the New Discipline, of choice, not of command, according
to the times and needs of each individual: that this, withal, had been ...
/.../chapter ii arguments of the psychics.htm

The Parallel Case of Mary Considered.
... Let us now see whether the apostle withal observes the norm of this name in accordance
with Genesis, attributing it to the sex; calling the virgin Mary a woman ...
/.../tertullian/on the veiling of virgins/chapter vi the parallel case of.htm

Answer to a Psychical Objection.
... astray in the counsel of the impious, nor stood in the way of sinners, and sat in
the state-chair of pestilence;" [914] whose voice, [915] withal, (is heard ...
/.../tertullian/on modesty/chapter xviii answer to a psychical.htm

Of St. Paul, and the Person whom He Urges the Corinthians to ...
... affection. For to this end withal have I written, that I may learn a proof
of you, that in all (things) ye are obedient to me. But ...
//christianbookshelf.org/tertullian/on modesty/chapter xiii of st paul and.htm

Thesaurus

Withal (38 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Withal (38 Occurrences). ... For with the same measure
that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. (KJV). ...
/w/withal.htm - 18k

Covers (50 Occurrences)
... Exodus 25:29 And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers
thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover withal: of pure gold shalt thou make ...
/c/covers.htm - 19k

Staves (50 Occurrences)
... it under the crown of it, by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt
thou make it; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal...
/s/staves.htm - 23k

Ruddy (5 Occurrences)
... And they called his name Esau. (See JPS). 1 Samuel 16:12 He sent, and brought him
in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful face, and goodly to look on. ...
/r/ruddy.htm - 8k

Corners (56 Occurrences)
... it under the crown of it, by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt
thou make it; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal...
/c/corners.htm - 25k

Laver (13 Occurrences)
... Exodus 30:18 Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and his foot also of brass,
to wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the ...
/l/laver.htm - 17k

Cover (254 Occurrences)
... Exodus 25:29 And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers
thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover withal: of pure gold shalt thou make ...
/c/cover.htm - 40k

Congregation (347 Occurrences)
... (KJV WBS). Exodus 30:18 Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and his foot also
of brass, to wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the ...
/c/congregation.htm - 48k

Whereof (94 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 6:30 And no sin offering, whereof any of the blood is brought into the
tabernacle of the congregation to reconcile withal in the holy place, shall be ...
/w/whereof.htm - 36k

Handsome (15 Occurrences)
... (WBS NAS RSV). 1 Samuel 16:12 He sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy,
and withal of a beautiful face, and goodly to look on. ...
/h/handsome.htm - 11k

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Withal (38 Occurrences)

Mark 10:39
And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:
(KJV ASV)

Luke 6:38
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
(KJV)

Luke 24:22
And withal, certain women from amongst us astonished us, having been very early at the sepulchre,
(DBY)

John 6:51
I am the living bread which has come down out of heaven: if any one shall have eaten of this bread he shall live for ever; but the bread withal which I shall give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
(DBY)

Acts 24:26
He hoped withal that money would be given him of Paul: wherefore also he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.
(ASV)

Acts 25:27
For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.
(KJV ASV)

1 Corinthians 12:7
But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
(KJV ASV)

Ephesians 6:16
withal taking up the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil 'one'.
(ASV)

Colossians 4:3
Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:
(KJV ASV)

1 Timothy 5:13
And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
(KJV ASV)

Philemon 1:22
But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.
(KJV ASV DBY)

3 John 1:5
Beloved, thou doest a faithful work in whatsoever thou doest toward them that are brethren and strangers withal;
(ASV)

Exodus 25:29
And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover withal: of pure gold shalt thou make them.
(KJV)

Exodus 30:4
And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal.
(KJV)

Exodus 30:18
Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein.
(KJV)

Exodus 36:3
And they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it withal. And they brought yet unto him free offerings every morning.
(KJV)

Exodus 37:16
And he made the vessels which were upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, of pure gold.
(KJV)

Exodus 37:27
And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it withal.
(KJV)

Exodus 38:7
And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.
(KJV)

Exodus 40:30
And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash withal.
(KJV)

Leviticus 5:3
Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty.
(KJV)

Leviticus 6:30
And no sin offering, whereof any of the blood is brought into the tabernacle of the congregation to reconcile withal in the holy place, shall be eaten: it shall be burnt in the fire.
(KJV)

Leviticus 11:21
Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;
(KJV)

Leviticus 19:24
But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the LORD withal.
(KJV)

Leviticus 24:10
And the son of an Israelitish woman but withal the son of an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel; and this son of the Israelitess and a man of Israel strove together in the camp;
(DBY)

Numbers 4:7
And upon the table of showbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon:
(KJV)

Judges 7:20
And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.
(KJV)

1 Samuel 16:12
He sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful face, and goodly to look on. Yahweh said, "Arise, anoint him; for this is he."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV)

1 Samuel 17:42
When the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and withal of a fair face.
(WEB JPS ASV)

1 Kings 19:1
And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.
(KJV JPS ASV)

2 Kings 23:26
Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal.
(KJV)

2 Chronicles 24:14
And when they had finished it, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of the LORD, even vessels to minister, and to offer withal, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the LORD continually all the days of Jehoiada.
(KJV)

2 Chronicles 26:15
And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvelously helped, till he was strong.
(KJV)

Job 2:8
And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.
(KJV)

Psalms 141:10
Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY)

Proverbs 22:18
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
(KJV WBS)

Isaiah 30:14
And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters' vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit.
(KJV)

Isaiah 30:23
Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.
(KJV)

Subtopics

Withal

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