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# bind, bond, bound
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## Definition
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The term "bind" means to tie something or fasten it securely. Something that is tied or joined together is called a "bond." To be "bound" means to have something tied or wrapped around.
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* The term "bonds" refers to anything that binds, confines or imprisons someone. It usually refers to physical chains, fetters or ropes that keep a person from being free.
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* In Bible times, bonds such as ropes or chains were used to attach prisoners to the wall or floor of a stone prison.
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* The term "bind" can also be used to talk about wrapping cloth around a wound to help it heal.
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* A dead person would be bound with cloth in preparation for burial.
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* The term "bond" is used figuratively to refer to something, such as sin, that controls or enslaves someone.
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* A bond can also be a close relationship between people in which they support each other emotionally, spiritually and physically. This applies to the bond of marriage.
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* For example, a husband and wife are "bound" or tied to each other. It is a bond that God does not want broken.
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* A person can also be "bound" to a vow, which means is required to fulfill what he promised to do.
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## Translation Suggestions
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* The term "to bind" could also be translated as "to tie up" or "to wrap
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