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brethren

Meaning of “brethren”

1. Persons of the same people, tribe, community, or shared service who are regarded or addressed as brothers. 2. Persons regarded as brothers by reason of faith or another spiritual relation. 3. Male siblings or other male relatives.

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563 occurrences541 verses48 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 9:22

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Numbers 27:9
And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 27:9 · retained source text

And if he haue no daughter, then yee shall giue his inheritance vnto his brethren.

Numbers 27:10
And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father’s brethren.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Numbers 27:10 · retained source text

And if he haue no brethren, then yee shall giue his inheritance vnto his fathers brethren.

Numbers 27:11
And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the Lord commanded Moses.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Numbers 27:11 · retained source text

And if his father haue no brethren, then ye shall giue his inheritance vnto his kinseman that is next to him of his family, and hee shall possesse it: And it shall be vnto the children of Israel a statute of iudgement, as the LORD commanded Moses.

Numbers 32:6
¶ And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Numbers 32:6 · retained source text

¶ And Moses said vnto the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren goe to warre, and shall ye sit here?

Deuteronomy 1:16
And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 1:16 · retained source text

And I charged your Iudges at that time, saying, Heare the causes betweene your brethren, and iudge righteously betweene euery man and his brother, & the stranger that is with him.

1611 marginal noteIoh. 7.24.

Deuteronomy 1:28
Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 1:28 · retained source text

Whither shall wee goe vp? our brethren haue discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller then we, the cities are great, and walled vp to heauen, and moreouer we haue seene the sonnes of the Anakims there.

1611 marginal noteHeb. melted.

1611 marginal noteNum. 13.29.

Deuteronomy 2:4
And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 2:4 · retained source text

And commaund thou the people, saying, Ye are to passe through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir, and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed vnto your selues therefore.

Deuteronomy 2:8
And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Ezion-gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 2:8 · retained source text

And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, thorow the way of the plaine from Elath, and from Ezion-Gaber, wee turned and passed by the way of the wildernesse of Moab.

Deuteronomy 3:18
¶ And I commanded you at that time, saying, The Lord your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 3:18 · retained source text

¶ And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God hath giuen you this land to possesse it: ye shall passe ouer armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the warre.

1611 marginal noteHeb. sonnes of power.

1611 marginal noteNum. 32.20.

Deuteronomy 3:20
Until the Lord have given rest unto your brethren, as well as unto you, and until they also possess the land which the Lord your God hath given them beyond Jordan: and then shall ye return every man unto his possession, which I have given you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 3:20 · retained source text

Untill the LORD haue giuen rest vnto your brethren, as well as vnto you, and vntill they also possesse the land which the LORD your God hath giuen them beyond Iordan: and then shall ye returne euery man vnto his possession, which I haue giuen you.

1611 marginal noteIosh. 22.4.

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