thigh
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16And he has on his garment and on his thigh written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
42You shall also make linen undergarments, in order to cover the flesh of their nakedness, from the kidneys all the way to the thighs.
12Cry out and wail, O son of man! For this has been done among my people, this is among all the leaders of Israel, who have fled. They have been handed over to the sword, with my people. Therefore, slap your thigh,
4Fasten your sword to your thigh, O most powerful one.
25And when he saw that he would not be able to overcome him, he touched the nerve of his thigh, and immediately it withered.
32For this reason, the sons of Israel, even to the present day, do not eat the nerve that withered in Jacob’s thigh, because he touched the nerve of his thigh and it was obstructed.
29And when he discerned that the day of his death was approaching, he called his son Joseph, and he said to him: “If I have found favor in your sight, place your hand under my thigh. And you shall show me mercy and truth, not to bury me in Egypt.
9Therefore, the servant placed his hand under the thigh of Abraham, his lord, and he swore to him on his word.
2And he said to the elder servant of his house, who was in charge of all that he had: “Place your hand under my thigh,
27And when she drinks it, if she has been defiled, and, having despised her husband, is guilty of adultery, the curse shall pass through her, and as her belly swells up, her thigh shall decay, and the woman shall become a curse and an example to all the people.
16And he made for himself a two-edged sword, having a handle, reaching to the middle, the length of the palm of a hand. And he was girded with it under his cloak, on the right thigh.
19For after you converted me, I did penance. And after you revealed to me, I struck my thigh. I am confounded and ashamed. For I have endured the disgrace of my youth.’
21And Ehud extended his left hand, and he took the dagger from his right thigh. And he thrust it into his abdomen
21these curses shall be thrown upon you: May the Lord turn you into a curse and an example among all his people. May he cause your thigh to rot, and may your abdomen swell up and burst out.
2Take a millstone and grind meal. Uncover your shame, bare your shoulder, reveal your legs, cross the streams.