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adultery

Meaning of “adultery”

1. Sexual unfaithfulness to marriage. 2. Figuratively, unfaithfulness to God.

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40 occurrences33 verses16 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 20:14

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Hosea 4:2
By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 4:2 · retained source text

By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adulterie, they breake out, and blood toucheth blood.

1611 marginal noteHebr. bloods.

Hosea 4:13
They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Hosea 4:13 · retained source text

They sacrifice vpon the tops of the mountaines, and burne incense vpon the hilles vnder okes and poplars, and elmes, because the shadowe thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredome, and your spouses shall commit adulterie.

Hosea 4:14
I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 4:14 · retained source text

I will not punish your daughters when they commit whordome, nor your spouses when they commit adulterie: for themselues are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therfore the people that doth not vnderstand, shall fall.

1611 marginal noteOr, shall I not? &c.

1611 marginal noteOr, be punished.

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