¶ And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?
The 1611 reading
¶ And when the messengers turned backe vnto him, he said vnto them, Why are ye now turned backe?
KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: The rear part; a position or direction behind. Sense 2: A return to a former place or condition.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 14:16
Complete exact-word concordance
¶ And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?
¶ And when the messengers turned backe vnto him, he said vnto them, Why are ye now turned backe?
He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;
He tooke vp also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the banke of Iordan.
1611 marginal noteHebr. lip.
And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.
And hee turned backe, and looked on them, and cursed them in the Name of the LORD: and there came foorth two shee Beares out of the wood, and tare fortie and two children of them.
And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
And king Ioram went backe to be healed in Iezreel, of the woundes which the Syrians had giuen him at Ramah, when hee fought against Hazael king of Syria: And Ahaziah the son of Iehoram king of Iudah, went downe to see Ioram the sonne of Ahab in Iezreel, because he was sicke.
1611 marginal noteHebr. wherewith the Syrians had wounded.
1611 marginal noteHebr. wounded.
And Menahem exacted the money of Israel, even of all the mighty men of wealth, of each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and stayed not there in the land.
And Menahem exacted the mony of Israel, euen of all the mightie men of wealth, of each man fiftie shekels of siluer, to giue to the king of Assyria: so the king of Assyria turned backe, and stayed not there in the land.
1611 marginal noteHeb. caused to come forth.
Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears, therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult is come vp into mine eares, therefore I will put my hooke in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turne thee backe by the way by which thou camest.
And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the Lord, that the Lord will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?
And Isaiah said, This signe shalt thou haue of the LORD, that the LORD will doe the thing that hee hath spoken: shall the shadow goe forward ten degrees, or goe backe tenne degrees?
1611 marginal noteEcclus. 48.24. isa. 38.8.
And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.
And Ornan turned backe and saw the Angel, and his foure sonnes with him, hid themselues. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.
1611 marginal noteOr, when Ornan turned backe, and saw the Angel, then he and his foure sonnes with him, hid themselues.
And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried unto the Lord, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.
And when Iudah looked backe, behold, the battel was before and behind; and they cried vnto the LORD, and the Priests sounded with the trumpets.
Then the king of Israel said, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son;
Then the king of Israel sayd, Take yee Micaiah, and carie him backe to Amon the gouernour of the citie, and to Ioash the kings sonne:
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