I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
The 1611 reading
I haue bene yong, and now am old; yet haue I not seene the righteous forsaken, nor his seede begging bread.
KJV dictionary & concordance
The act of soliciting alms; the practice of asking alms.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Psalms 37:25
Complete exact-word concordance
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
I haue bene yong, and now am old; yet haue I not seene the righteous forsaken, nor his seede begging bread.
¶ And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimæus, the son of Timæus, sat by the highway side begging.
¶ And they came to Iericho: and as he went out of Iericho with his disciples, and a great number of people; blinde Bartimeus, the son of Timeus, sate by the high wayes side, begging.
1611 marginal noteMatth. 20.19.
¶ And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
¶ And it came to passe, that as he was come nigh vnto Iericho, a certaine blinde man sate by the way side, begging,
1611 marginal noteMat. 20.29.
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Historical English dictionary sources
The act of soliciting alms; the practice of asking alms.