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Psalms 68:18

You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.

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ASV

Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led away captives; Thou hast received gifts among men, Yea, among the rebellious also, that Jehovah God might dwell with them.

KJV

Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
עָ֘לִ֤יתָ'a.Li.tayou went upH5927 →
לַמָּר֨וֹם׀la.ma.Romto the heightH4791 →
שָׁ֘בִ֤יתָsha.Vi.tayou took captiveH7617 →
שֶּׁ֗בִיShe.vicaptive[s]H7628 →
לָקַ֣חְתָּla.Kach.tayou tookH3947 →
מַ֭תָּנוֹתMa.ta.notgiftsH4979 →
בָּאָדָ֑םba.'a.Damamong <the> humankindH120 →
וְאַ֥ףve.'Afand evenH637 →
ס֝וֹרְרִ֗יםso.Rimrebellious [people]H5637 →
לִשְׁכֹּ֤ן׀lish.Konto dwellH7931 →
יָ֬הּyahYahwehH3050 →
אֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimGodH430 →

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Ephesians 4:8This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”John 16:33I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”Ephesians 4:8–10This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”Colossians 2:15And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.2 Corinthians 6:16What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”Revelation 21:3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.Psalms 46:5God is within her; she will not be moved. God will help her when morning dawns.John 20:17“Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”1 Peter 3:22who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.Colossians 1:18–19And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.Psalms 110:1The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”Psalms 24:3Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in His holy place?Titus 3:3–7For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.Acts 2:4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.Psalms 47:5God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the LORD with the sound of the horn.John 16:7But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.Acts 1:2–9until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.Judges 5:12‘Awake, awake, O Deborah! Awake, awake, sing a song! Arise, O Barak, and take hold of your captives, O son of Abinoam!’

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