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beheld

Meaning of “beheld”

Saw, looked upon, or observed.

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53 occurrences52 verses20 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 12:14

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Genesis 12:14
¶ And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
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1611 witness · Genesis 12:14 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe, that when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman, that shee was very faire.

Genesis 13:10
And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
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1611 witness · Genesis 13:10 · retained source text

And Lot lifted vp his eyes, and beheld all the plaine of Iordane, that it was well watered euery where before the LORD destroyed Sodome and Gomorah, euen as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou commest vnto Zoar.

Genesis 19:28
And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.
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And he looked toward Sodome and Gomorrah, & toward all the land of the plaine, and beheld, and loe, the smoke of the countrey went vp as the smoke of a furnace.

Genesis 31:2
And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.
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1611 witness · Genesis 31:2 · retained source text

And Iacob behelde the countenance of Laban, and behold, it was not toward him as before.

1611 marginal noteHebr. as yesterday and the day before.

Genesis 48:8
And Israel beheld Joseph’s sons, and said, Who are these?
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1611 witness · Genesis 48:8 · retained source text

And Israel behelde Iosephs sonnes, and said, Who are these?

Numbers 21:9
And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
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1611 witness · Numbers 21:9 · retained source text

And Moses made a serpent of brasse, and put it vpon a pole, and it came to passe, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when hee beheld the serpent of brasse, he liued.

1611 marginal note2.King. 18.4. ioh. 3.14.

Numbers 23:21
He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.
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Hee hath not beheld iniquitie in Iacob, neither hath he seene peruersenesse in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shoute of a King is among them.

Judges 16:27
Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport.
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Now the house was full of men and women, and all the lords of the Philistines were there: and there were vpon the roofe about three thousand men and women, that behelde while Samson made sport.

1 Samuel 26:5
¶ And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him.
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 26:5 · retained source text

¶ And Dauid arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and Dauid beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the sonne of Ner the captaine of his hoste: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him.

1611 marginal noteOr, midst of his carriages.

1611 marginal noteChap. 14.50. and 17.55.

1 Chronicles 21:15
And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the Lord beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the Lord stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
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And God sent an Angel vnto Ierusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the LORD beheld, and he repented him of the euill, and said to the Angel that destroyed, It is ynough, stay now thine hand. And the Angel of the LORD stood by the threshing floore of Ornan the Iebusite.

1611 marginal noteOr, Araunah. 2.sam. 24.18.

1611 marginal note2.Sam. 24.16.

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