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archers

Meaning of “archers”

Bowmen; persons skilled in using bows and arrows, especially in battle.

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12 occurrences10 verses8 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 49:23

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Every verse containing “archers”

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Genesis 49:23
The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 49:23 · retained source text

The archers haue sorely grieued him, and shot at him, and hated him.

Judges 5:11
They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the Lord go down to the gates.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 5:11 · retained source text

They that are deliuered from the noise of Archers in the places of drawing water; there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, euen the righteous acts towards the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD goe downe to the gates.

1611 marginal noteHebr. righteousnesses of the LORD.

1 Samuel 31:3
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 31:3 · retained source text

And the battell went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was sore wounded of the archers.

1611 marginal noteHeb. shooters, men with bowes.

1611 marginal noteHeb. found him.

1 Chronicles 8:40
And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons’ sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 8:40 · retained source text

And the sonnes of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sonnes, and sonnes sonnes, an hundred and fiftie. All these are of the sonnes of Beniamin.

1 Chronicles 10:3
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 10:3 · retained source text

And the battell went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.

1611 marginal noteHebr. shooters with bowes.

1611 marginal noteHebr. found him.

2 Chronicles 35:23
And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 35:23 · retained source text

And the archers shot at king Iosiah: and the King saide to his seruants, Haue mee away, for I am sore wounded.

1611 marginal noteHebr. made sicke.

Isaiah 21:17
And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the Lord God of Israel hath spoken it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 21:17 · retained source text

And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar shalbe diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it.

1611 marginal noteHeb. bowes

Isaiah 22:3
All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers: all that are found in thee are bound together, which have fled from far.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 22:3 · retained source text

All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers: all that are found in thee are bound together, which haue fled from farre.

1611 marginal noteHeb. of the bow.

Jeremiah 50:29
Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been proud against the Lord, against the Holy One of Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 50:29 · retained source text

Call together the archers against Babylon: all yee that bend the bow, campe against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her worke; according to all that shee hath done vnto her: for shee hath bene proud against the LORD, against the Holy one of Israel.

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