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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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boundz : גּבל , gābhal = "to twist" (as a rope), "to make an enclosure" (as by a line) occurs in Exodus 19:12 , Exodus 19:23; Psalm 104:9; גּבוּל , gebhūl = "a cord," hence, "a boundary," "territory" (Exodus 23:31 the King James Version), with its feminine form גּביּלה , gebhūlāh (Deuteronomy 32:8; Isaiah 10:13 ); חק , ḥōḳ = "enactment," "appointment" (of time, space, quantity, labor, or usage), hence, "commandment," "decree," "ordinance" (Job 14:5; Job 26:10 the King James Version); in the Greek, ὁροθεσία , horothesı́a , in the sense of "a limit," "boundary line," occurs in Acts 17:26 .

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Bounds'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​b/bounds.html. 1915.
 
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