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answered

Meaning of “answered”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of answer, meaning to reply, respond, or give account.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
492 occurrences490 verses33 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 18:27

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Numbers 11:28
And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 11:28 · retained source text

And Ioshua the sonne of Nun the seruant of Moses, one of his yong men, answered and said, My lord Moses, Forbid them.

Numbers 22:18
And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 22:18 · retained source text

And Balaam answered and said vnto the seruants of Balak, If Balak would giue me his house full of siluer and gold, I cannot goe beyond the word of the LORD my God, to doe lesse or more.

1611 marginal noteChap. 24.13.

Numbers 23:12
And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the Lord hath put in my mouth?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 23:12 · retained source text

And he answered, and said, Must I not take heede to speake that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?

Numbers 23:26
But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the Lord speaketh, that I must do?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 23:26 · retained source text

But Balaam answered, and said vnto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must doe?

Numbers 32:31
And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the Lord hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Numbers 32:31 · retained source text

And the children of Gad, and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the LORD hath said vnto thy seruants, so will we doe.

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Replied or responded; spoke in answer to a person, statement, or situation.

volume 1, leaf 175, column 1 (main_dictionary)