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buy

Meaning of “buy”

To obtain by payment or at a price; to purchase or acquire.

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56 occurrences52 verses22 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 41:57

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Ruth 4:5
Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ruth 4:5 · retained source text

Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitesse, the wife of the dead, to raise vp the name of the dead vpon his inheritance.

Ruth 4:8
Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ruth 4:8 · retained source text

Therfore the kinseman said vnto Boaz, Buy it for thee: so he drew off his shooe.

2 Samuel 24:21
And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To buy the threshingfloor of thee, to build an altar unto the Lord, that the plague may be stayed from the people.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 24:21 · retained source text

And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the King come to his seruant? and Dauid saide, To buy the threshing floore of thee, to build an Altar vnto the LORD, that the plague may be stayed from the people.

2 Samuel 24:24
And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the Lord my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 24:24 · retained source text

And the King said vnto Araunah, Nay, but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings vnto the LORD my God, of that which doeth cost mee nothing. So Dauid bought the threshing floore, and the oxen, for fiftie shekels of siluer.

2 Kings 12:12
And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the Lord, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Kings 12:12 · retained source text

And to Masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber, and hewed stone to repaire the breaches of the house of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repaire it.

1611 marginal noteHeb. went forth.

2 Kings 22:6
Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 22:6 · retained source text

Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewen stone, to repaire the house.

1 Chronicles 21:24
And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for the Lord, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 21:24 · retained source text

And king Dauid said to Ornan; Nay, but I wil verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for the LORD, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.

2 Chronicles 34:11
Even to the artificers and builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 34:11 · retained source text

Euen to the artificers and builders gaue they it, to buy hewen stone, and timber for couplings, and to floore the houses, which the kings of Iudah had destroyed.

1611 marginal noteOr, to raster.

Ezra 7:17
That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezra 7:17 · retained source text

That thou maiest buy speedily with this money, bullockes, rammes, lambes, with their meate offerings, and their drinke offerings, and offer them vpon the altar of the house of your God, which is in Ierusalem.

Nehemiah 5:3
Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Nehemiah 5:3 · retained source text

Some also there were that saide, We haue morgaged our landes, vineyards and houses, that we might buy corne, because of the dearth.

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