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able

Meaning of “able”

Having physical power sufficient; having competent power or strength, bodily or mental.

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First occurrence: Genesis 13:6

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Deuteronomy 7:24
And he shall deliver their kings into thine hand, and thou shalt destroy their name from under heaven: there shall no man be able to stand before thee, until thou have destroyed them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 7:24 · retained source text

And he shall deliuer their kings into thine hand, and thou shalt destroy their name from vnder heauen: There shal no man be able to stand before thee, vntil thou haue destroyed them.

Deuteronomy 9:28
Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because the Lord was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 9:28 · retained source text

Lest the land whence thou broughtest vs out, say, Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land which hee promised them, and because hee hated them, hee hath brought them out, to slay them in the wildernesse.

1611 marginal noteNum. 14.16.

Deuteronomy 11:25
There shall no man be able to stand before you: for the Lord your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 11:25 · retained source text

There shall no man bee able to stand before you: for the LORD your God shall lay the feare of you, and the dread of you vpon all the land that yee shall tread vpon, as hee hath said vnto you.

Deuteronomy 14:24
And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the Lord thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the Lord thy God hath blessed thee:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 14:24 · retained source text

And if the way bee too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carie it, or if the place be too farre from thee, which the LORD thy God shall chuse to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:

Deuteronomy 16:17
Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 16:17 · retained source text

Euery man shall giue as hee is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God, which he hath giuen thee.

1611 marginal noteHeb. according to the gift of his hand.

Joshua 1:5
There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 1:5 · retained source text

There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the dayes of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not faile thee, nor forsake thee.

1611 marginal noteHeb. 13.6.

Joshua 14:12
Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the Lord spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the cities were great and fenced: if so be the Lord will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the Lord said.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 14:12 · retained source text

Now therefore giue mee this mountaine, whereof the LORD spake in that day, (for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the cities were great and fenced) if so be the LORD will be with me, then I shall bee able to driue them out, as the LORD said.

Joshua 23:9
For the Lord hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 23:9 · retained source text

For the LORD hath driuen out from before you, great nations, and strong: But as for you, no man hath beene able to stand before you vnto this day.

1611 marginal noteOr, then the LORD will driue.

Judges 8:3
God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 8:3 · retained source text

God hath deliuered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to doe in comparison of you? then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.

1611 marginal noteHeb. spirit.

1 Samuel 6:20
And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God? and to whom shall he go up from us?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 6:20 · retained source text

And the men of Bethshemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shal he goe vp from vs?

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