Topic
Spit; Spittle
14 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
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- Leviticus 15:8ISBE
And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean; then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
- Numbers 12:14ISBE
¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.
- Deuteronomy 25:9ISBE
Then shall his brother’s wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother’s house.
- 1 Samuel 21:13ISBE
And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.
- Job 7:19ISBE
How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?
- Job 30:10ISBE
They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face.
- Isaiah 50:6ISBE
I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
- Matthew 26:67ISBE
Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,
- Matthew 27:30ISBE
And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
- Mark 6:13ISBE
And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.
- Mark 7:33ISBE
And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;
- John 9:6ISBE
When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,
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- 1 Corinthians 15:52 ISBE
- James 5:14 ISBE
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 14 references
spit, spit'-l (yaraq, roq; (em)ptuo): Spitting in a person's face indicated gross contempt (Nu 12:14; De 25:9; Job 30:10; Isa 50:6; Mt 26:67; 27:30, etc.); when performed by an unclean person it produced defilement (Le 15:8) which necessitated washing the clothes and a bath. When David allowed his spittle (rir) to run down over his beard, it was his purpose to behave like a lunatic (1Sa 21:13). "Till I swallow down my spittle" (Job 7:19) has the same import as the English "in the twinkling of an eye" (1Co 15:52). Spittle was used by our Lord in restoring sight and speech (Mr 7:33; Joh 9:6) as signifying His will to cure. It was a widespread belief that spittle, accompanied with magical formulas, possessed medicinal qualities. "Oil" possessed a similar virtue. (Mr 6:13; Jas 5:14).
T. Lewis
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.