Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'hand' occurs 1789 times in the standard works.

655 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'hand' in the standard works and contain 36.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 263 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ex. 3:19-4:7 (11 in 11 verses)

Gen. 48:13-22 (10 in 10 verses)

2 Chr. 32:13-22 (10 in 10 verses)

Ps. 144:7-11 (7 in 5 verses)

1 Sam. 24:10-15 (7 in 6 verses)

D&C 84:6-12 (7 in 7 verses)

Lev. 14:14-18 (6 in 5 verses)

Lev. 14:25-29 (6 in 5 verses)

Jer. 22:24-25 (5 in 2 verses)

Jer. 34:20-21 (5 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 12:9-11 (5 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 21:20-22:1 (5 in 4 verses)

2 Sam. 24:14-17 (5 in 4 verses)

Deut. 15:7-11 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Chr. 21:13-17 (5 in 5 verses)

Ex. 18:9-10 (4 in 2 verses)

Josh. 8:18-19 (4 in 2 verses)

Gen. 38:28-30 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:4-6 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 18:33-35 (4 in 3 verses)

Isa. 36:18-20 (4 in 3 verses)

Jer. 21:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

Jer. 46:24-26 (4 in 3 verses)

Gen. 9:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

Judg. 7:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

Judg. 15:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Sam. 26:23-27:1 (4 in 4 verses)

Neh. 9:27-30 (4 in 4 verses)

Jer. 38:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 37:17-20 (4 in 4 verses)

Mark 10:37-40 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 19:16 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 3:18 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 18:2 (3 in 1 verse)

Jer. 44:30 (3 in 1 verse)

Zech. 11:6 (3 in 1 verse)

Zech. 14:13 (3 in 1 verse)

Deut. 25:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 14:26-27 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 21:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 14:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Ps. 118:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 9:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 32:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 34:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 20:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 19:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 19:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 32:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 38:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 40:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 41:42-44 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 13:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 17:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 32:39-41 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 3:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 7:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 12:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 28:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 28:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 18:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 13:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 20:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 26:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezra 8:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 80:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Prov. 6:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 51:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 18:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 13:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 30:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 40:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 3:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 6:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 8:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 10:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 29:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 107:46-48 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 107:50-52 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 13:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 16:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 43:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 6:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 13:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 15:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 21:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 38:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 7:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 13:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 19:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 5:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 6:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 10:18 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 17:40 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 18:10 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 18:17 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 19:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 22:17 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 5:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 14:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 19:9 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 23:10 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 23:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 10:15 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 13:16 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 13:25 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 15:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 16:7 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 11:23 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 29:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 3:17 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 21:10 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 28:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 34:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 8:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 6:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 23:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 21:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 31:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 71:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 74:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 89:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 89:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 106:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 123:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 138:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 139:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 3:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 10:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 11:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 16:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Song. 2:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Song. 8:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 5:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 48:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 62:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 15:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 26:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 32:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 36:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 38:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 16:46 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 23:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 23:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 39:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 5:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 8:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 12:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Jonah 4:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 6:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 13:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 20:13 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 15:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 5:47 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 4:4 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 13:3 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 26:5 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 36:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 49:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 3:12 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:60 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 24:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 39:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 39:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 39:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 4:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 7:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 8:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 10:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 14:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 14:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 14:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 33:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 12:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 23:25-24:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 33:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 9:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 24:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 2:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 6:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 6:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 8:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 15:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 5:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 17:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 23:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 23:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 23:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 26:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 13:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 20:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 11:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 11:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 18:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 13:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 4:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 16:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 34:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 1:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 2:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 12:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 44:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 106:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 109:31-110:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 5:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 10:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 10:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 11:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 14:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 51:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 20:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 32:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 2:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 2:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 9:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 10:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 20:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 20:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 25:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 28:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 30:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 36:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 5:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 11:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 25:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 26:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 21:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

John 10:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 2:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 7:55-56 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 1:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 1:20-2:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:53-54 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 8:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 20:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 20:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 21:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 24:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 5:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 17:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 26:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 9:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 15:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 1:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 39:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 85:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 129:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 7:56-57 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 1:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 2:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 1310 464 1774
NT 158 128 286
BM 195 220 415
DC 105 150 255
PGP 21 31 52
Moses 7 12 19
Abr. 7 8 15
JS-M 2 0 2
JS-H 5 9 14
A of F 0 2 2
TOTAL 1789 993 2782

JS-H 1:27
I continued to pursue my common vocations in life until the twenty-- first of September, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three, all the time suffering severe persecution at the hands of all classes of men, both religious and irreligious, because I continued to affirm that I had seen a vision.

JS-H 1:31
He had on a loose robe of most exquisite whiteness. It was a whiteness beyond anything earthly I had ever seen; nor do I believe that any earthly thing could be made to appear so exceedingly white and brilliant. His hands were naked, and his arms also, a little above the wrist; so, also, were his feet naked, as were his legs, a little above the ankles. His head and neck were also bare. I could discover that he had no other clothing on but this robe, as it was open, so that I could see into his bosom.

JS-H 1:55
As my father's worldly circumstances were very limited, we were under the necessity of laboring with our hands, hiring out by day's work and otherwise, as we could get opportunity. Sometimes we were at home, and sometimes abroad, and by continuous labor were enabled to get a comfortable maintenance.

JS-H 1:56
In the year 1823 my father's family met with a great affliction by the death of my eldest brother, Alvin. In the month of October, 1825, I hired with an old gentleman by the name of Josiah Stoal, who lived in Chenango county, State of New York. He had heard something of a silver mine having been opened by the Spaniards in Harmony, Susquehanna county, State of Pennsylvania; and had, previous to my hiring to him, been digging, in order, if possible, to discover the mine. After I went to live with him, he took me, with the rest of his hands, to dig for the silver mine, at which I continued to work for nearly a month, without success in our undertaking, and finally I prevailed with the old gentleman to cease digging after it. Hence arose the very prevalent story of my having been a money-digger.

JS-H 1:60
I soon found out the reason why I had received such strict charges to keep them safe, and why it was that the messenger had said that when I had done what was required at my hand, he would call for them. For no sooner was it known that I had them, than the most strenuous exertions were used to get them from me. Every stratagem that could be invented was resorted to for that purpose. The persecution became more bitter and severe than before, and multitudes were on the alert continually to get them from me if possible. But by the wisdom of God, they remained safe in my hands, until I had accomplished by them what was required at my hand. When, according to arrangements, the messenger called for them, I delivered them up to him; and he has them in his charge until this day, being the second day of May, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight.

JS-H 1:68
We still continued the work of translation, when, in the ensuing month (May, 1829), we on a certain day went into the woods to pray and inquire of the Lord respecting baptism for the remission of sins, that we found mentioned in the translation of the plates. While we were thus employed, praying and calling upon the Lord, a messenger from heaven descended in a cloud of light, and having laid his hands upon us, he ordained us, saying:

JS-H 1:70
He said this Aaronic Priesthood had not the power of laying on hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost, but that this should be conferred on us hereafter; and he commanded us to go and be baptized, and gave us directions that I should baptize Oliver Cowdery, and that afterwards he should baptize me.

JS-H 1:71
Accordingly we went and were baptized. I baptized him first, and afterwards he baptized me-- after which I laid my hands upon his head and ordained him to the Aaronic Priesthood, and afterwards he laid his hands on me and ordained me to the same Priesthood-- for so we were commanded.