KJV dictionary & concordance

bondage

Meaning of “bondage”

Slavery, forced service, captivity, oppression, or binding subjection.

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39 occurrences37 verses15 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 1:14

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¶ They answered him, We be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · John 8:33 · retained source text

¶ They answered him, We be Abraham seed, and were neuer in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Yee shall be made free?

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