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cast

Meaning of “cast”

1. To throw, send, put, lay, or direct a person or thing into, upon, around, toward, or away from a place, or into a stated condition. 2. To put away, reject, expel, remove, overthrow, or bring down. 3. To put forth or use a lot for choosing, dividing, or assigning. 4. To form an object by pouring molten material into a mould. 5. To shed, drop, or bring forth young, fruit, leaves, or flowers. 6. To raise, form, or prepare a bank, mount, trench, or way. 7. In "cast ... in his teeth," to reproach or charge something against him. 8. As a noun, the distance something may be thrown.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

501 occurrences474 verses47 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 21:10

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1 Chronicles 24:31

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These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren.

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 24:31 · retained source text

These likewise cast lots ouer against their brethren the sonnes of Aaron, in the presence of Dauid the King, and Zadok and Ahimelech, and the chiefe of the fathers of the priests and Leuites, euen the principall fathers ouer against their yonger brethren.

1 Chronicles 25:8

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¶ And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 25:8 · retained source text

¶ And they cast lots ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholler.

1 Chronicles 26:13

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¶ And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.

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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 26:13 · retained source text

¶ And they cast lots as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers for euery gate.

1611 marginal noteOr, aswel for the smal as for the great.

1 Chronicles 26:14

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And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counseller, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.

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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 26:14 · retained source text

And the lot Eastward fel to Shelemiah; then for Zechariah his sonne (a wise counseller:) they cast lots, and his lot came out Northward.

1611 marginal noteCalled Meshelemiah, ver. 1.

1 Chronicles 28:9

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¶ And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 28:9 · retained source text

¶ And thou, Solomon my sonne, know thou the God of thy father, and serue him with a perfite heart, and with a willing minde: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and vnderstandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seeke him, he will be found of thee, but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for euer.

1611 marginal note1.Sam. 16.7. psal. 139.2. and 7.9. iere. 11.20. and 17.10. and 20.12.

Complete reference index — all 474 verses

Genesis 21:10 Genesis 21:15 Genesis 31:38 Genesis 31:51 Genesis 37:20 Genesis 37:22 Genesis 37:24 Genesis 39:7 Exodus 1:22 Exodus 4:3 Exodus 4:25 Exodus 7:9 Exodus 7:10 Exodus 7:12 Exodus 10:19 Exodus 15:4 Exodus 15:25 Exodus 22:31 Exodus 23:26 Exodus 25:12 Exodus 26:37 Exodus 32:19 Exodus 32:24 Exodus 34:24 Exodus 36:36 Exodus 37:3 Exodus 37:13 Exodus 38:5 Exodus 38:27 Leviticus 1:16 Leviticus 14:40 Leviticus 16:8 Leviticus 18:24 Leviticus 20:23 Leviticus 26:30 Leviticus 26:44 Numbers 19:6 Numbers 35:22 Numbers 35:23 Deuteronomy 6:19 Deuteronomy 7:1 Deuteronomy 9:4 Deuteronomy 9:17 Deuteronomy 9:21 Deuteronomy 28:40 Deuteronomy 29:28 Joshua 8:29 Joshua 10:11 Joshua 10:27 Joshua 13:12 Joshua 18:6 Joshua 18:8 Joshua 18:10 Judges 6:28 Judges 6:30 Judges 6:31 Judges 8:25 Judges 9:53 Judges 15:17 1 Samuel 14:42 1 Samuel 18:11 1 Samuel 20:33 2 Samuel 1:21 2 Samuel 11:21 2 Samuel 16:6 2 Samuel 16:13 2 Samuel 18:17 2 Samuel 20:12 2 Samuel 20:15 2 Samuel 20:22 1 Kings 7:15 1 Kings 7:24 1 Kings 7:46 1 Kings 9:7 1 Kings 13:24 1 Kings 13:25 1 Kings 13:28 1 Kings 14:9 1 Kings 14:24 1 Kings 18:42 1 Kings 19:19 1 Kings 21:26 2 Kings 2:16 2 Kings 2:21 2 Kings 3:25 2 Kings 4:41 2 Kings 6:6 2 Kings 7:15 2 Kings 9:25 2 Kings 9:26 2 Kings 10:25 2 Kings 13:21 2 Kings 13:23 2 Kings 16:3 2 Kings 17:8 2 Kings 17:20 2 Kings 19:18 2 Kings 19:32 2 Kings 21:2 2 Kings 23:6 2 Kings 23:12 2 Kings 23:27 2 Kings 24:20 1 Chronicles 24:31 1 Chronicles 25:8 1 Chronicles 26:13 1 Chronicles 26:14 1 Chronicles 28:9 2 Chronicles 4:3 2 Chronicles 4:17 2 Chronicles 7:20 2 Chronicles 11:14 2 Chronicles 13:9 2 Chronicles 20:11 2 Chronicles 24:10 2 Chronicles 25:8 2 Chronicles 25:12 2 Chronicles 26:14 2 Chronicles 28:3 2 Chronicles 29:19 2 Chronicles 30:14 2 Chronicles 33:2 2 Chronicles 33:15 Nehemiah 1:9 Nehemiah 6:16 Nehemiah 9:26 Nehemiah 10:34 Nehemiah 11:1 Nehemiah 13:8 Esther 3:7 Esther 9:24 Job 8:4 Job 8:20 Job 15:33 Job 18:7 Job 18:8 Job 20:15 Job 20:23 Job 22:29 Job 27:22 Job 29:24 Job 30:19 Job 39:3 Job 40:11 Job 41:9 Psalms 2:3 Psalms 5:10 Psalms 17:13 Psalms 18:42 Psalms 22:10 Psalms 22:18 Psalms 36:12 Psalms 37:14 Psalms 37:24 Psalms 42:5 Psalms 42:6 Psalms 42:11 Psalms 43:2 Psalms 43:5 Psalms 44:2 Psalms 44:9 Psalms 44:23 Psalms 51:11 Psalms 55:3 Psalms 55:22 Psalms 56:7 Psalms 60:1 Psalms 60:8 Psalms 60:10 Psalms 62:4 Psalms 71:9 Psalms 74:1 Psalms 74:7 Psalms 76:6 Psalms 77:7 Psalms 78:49 Psalms 78:55 Psalms 80:8 Psalms 89:38 Psalms 89:44 Psalms 94:14 Psalms 102:10 Psalms 108:9 Psalms 108:11 Psalms 140:10 Psalms 144:6 Proverbs 1:14 Proverbs 7:26 Proverbs 16:33 Proverbs 22:10 Ecclesiastes 3:5 Ecclesiastes 3:6 Ecclesiastes 11:1 Isaiah 2:20 Isaiah 5:24 Isaiah 6:13 Isaiah 14:19 Isaiah 16:2 Isaiah 19:8 Isaiah 25:7 Isaiah 26:19 Isaiah 28:2 Isaiah 28:25 Isaiah 30:22 Isaiah 31:7 Isaiah 34:3 Isaiah 34:17 Isaiah 37:19 Isaiah 37:33 Isaiah 38:17 Isaiah 41:9 Isaiah 57:14 Isaiah 57:20 Isaiah 58:7 Isaiah 62:10 Isaiah 66:5 Jeremiah 6:6 Jeremiah 6:15 Jeremiah 7:15 Jeremiah 7:29 Jeremiah 8:12 Jeremiah 9:19 Jeremiah 14:16 Jeremiah 15:1 Jeremiah 16:13 Jeremiah 18:15 Jeremiah 22:7 Jeremiah 22:19 Jeremiah 22:26 Jeremiah 22:28 Jeremiah 23:39 Jeremiah 26:23 Jeremiah 28:16 Jeremiah 31:37 Jeremiah 33:24 Jeremiah 33:26 Jeremiah 36:23 Jeremiah 36:30 Jeremiah 38:6 Jeremiah 38:9 Jeremiah 38:11 Jeremiah 38:12 Jeremiah 41:7 Jeremiah 41:9 Jeremiah 41:14 Jeremiah 50:26 Jeremiah 51:34 Jeremiah 51:63 Jeremiah 52:3 Lamentations 2:1 Lamentations 2:7 Lamentations 2:10 Lamentations 3:31 Lamentations 3:53 Ezekiel 4:2 Ezekiel 5:4 Ezekiel 6:4 Ezekiel 7:19 Ezekiel 11:16 Ezekiel 15:4 Ezekiel 16:5 Ezekiel 18:31 Ezekiel 19:12 Ezekiel 20:7 Ezekiel 20:8 Ezekiel 21:22 Ezekiel 23:35 Ezekiel 26:8 Ezekiel 27:30 Ezekiel 28:16 Ezekiel 28:17 Ezekiel 31:16 Ezekiel 32:4 Ezekiel 32:18 Ezekiel 36:5 Ezekiel 43:24 Daniel 3:6 Daniel 3:11 Daniel 3:15 Daniel 3:20 Daniel 3:21 Daniel 3:24 Daniel 6:7 Daniel 6:12 Daniel 6:16 Daniel 6:24 Daniel 7:9 Daniel 8:7 Daniel 8:10 Daniel 8:11 Daniel 8:12 Daniel 11:12 Daniel 11:15 Hosea 8:3 Hosea 8:5 Hosea 9:17 Hosea 14:5 Joel 1:7 Joel 3:3 Amos 1:11 Amos 4:3 Amos 8:3 Amos 8:8 Obadiah 1:11 Jonah 1:5 Jonah 1:7 Jonah 1:12 Jonah 1:15 Jonah 2:3 Jonah 2:4 Micah 2:5 Micah 2:9 Micah 4:7 Micah 7:19 Nahum 3:6 Nahum 3:10 Zephaniah 3:15 Zechariah 1:21 Zechariah 5:8 Zechariah 9:4 Zechariah 10:6 Zechariah 11:13 Malachi 3:11 Matthew 3:10 Matthew 4:6 Matthew 4:12 Matthew 5:13 Matthew 5:25 Matthew 5:29 Matthew 5:30 Matthew 6:30 Matthew 7:5 Matthew 7:6 Matthew 7:19 Matthew 7:22 Matthew 8:12 Matthew 8:16 Matthew 8:31 Matthew 9:33 Matthew 10:1 Matthew 10:8 Matthew 12:24 Matthew 12:26 Matthew 12:27 Matthew 12:28 Matthew 13:42 Matthew 13:47 Matthew 13:48 Matthew 13:50 Matthew 15:17 Matthew 15:26 Matthew 15:30 Matthew 17:19 Matthew 17:27 Matthew 18:8 Matthew 18:9 Matthew 18:30 Matthew 21:12 Matthew 21:21 Matthew 21:39 Matthew 22:13 Matthew 25:30 Matthew 27:5 Matthew 27:35 Matthew 27:44 Mark 1:34 Mark 1:39 Mark 3:15 Mark 3:23 Mark 4:26 Mark 6:13 Mark 7:26 Mark 7:27 Mark 9:18 Mark 9:22 Mark 9:28 Mark 9:42 Mark 9:45 Mark 9:47 Mark 11:7 Mark 11:15 Mark 11:23 Mark 12:4 Mark 12:8 Mark 12:41 Mark 12:43 Mark 12:44 Mark 14:51 Mark 16:9 Mark 16:17 Luke 1:29 Luke 3:9 Luke 4:9 Luke 4:29 Luke 6:22 Luke 6:42 Luke 9:25 Luke 9:40 Luke 11:18 Luke 11:19 Luke 11:20 Luke 12:5 Luke 12:28 Luke 12:58 Luke 13:19 Luke 13:32 Luke 14:35 Luke 17:2 Luke 19:35 Luke 19:43 Luke 19:45 Luke 20:12 Luke 20:15 Luke 21:3 Luke 21:4 Luke 22:41 Luke 23:19 Luke 23:25 Luke 23:34 John 3:24 John 6:37 John 8:7 John 8:59 John 9:34 John 9:35 John 12:31 John 15:6 John 19:24 John 21:6 John 21:7 Acts 7:19 Acts 7:21 Acts 7:58 Acts 12:8 Acts 16:23 Acts 16:37 Acts 22:23 Acts 27:19 Acts 27:26 Acts 27:29 Acts 27:30 Acts 27:38 Acts 27:43 Romans 11:1 Romans 11:2 Romans 13:12 1 Corinthians 7:35 2 Corinthians 4:9 2 Corinthians 7:6 Galatians 4:30 1 Timothy 5:12 Hebrews 10:35 2 Peter 2:4 Revelation 2:10 Revelation 2:14 Revelation 2:22 Revelation 4:10 Revelation 8:5 Revelation 8:7 Revelation 8:8 Revelation 12:4 Revelation 12:9 Revelation 12:10 Revelation 12:13 Revelation 12:15 Revelation 12:16 Revelation 14:19 Revelation 18:19 Revelation 18:21 Revelation 19:20 Revelation 20:3 Revelation 20:10 Revelation 20:14 Revelation 20:15

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To make to preponderate; to throw into one scale, for the purpose of giving it superior weight; to decide by a vote that gives a superiority in numbers; as, to cast the balance in ones favor; a casting vote or voice. […] To cast forth, to throw out, or eject, as from an inclosed place; to emit, or send abroad; to exhale.

volume 1, leaf 355, column 3 (entry starts at OCR line 55)

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