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busy

Meaning of “busy”

Sense 1: Actively occupied or engaged. Sense 2: To occupy or engage in an activity.

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First occurrence: 1 Kings 20:40

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1 Kings 20:40
And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 20:40 · retained source text

And as thy seruant was busie here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel saide vnto him, So shall thy iudgement bee, thy selfe hast discided it.

1611 marginal noteHeb. hee was not.

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