Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
The 1611 reading
Let vs breake their bandes asunder, and cast away their cords from vs.
KJV dictionary & concordance
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.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 21:10
Complete exact-word concordance
Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
Let vs breake their bandes asunder, and cast away their cords from vs.
Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.
Destroy thou them, O God, let them fall by their owne counsels: cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they haue rebelled against thee.
1611 marginal noteOr, make them guilty.
1611 marginal noteOr, from their counsels.
Arise, O Lord, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him downe: deliuer my soule from the wicked, which is thy sword:
1611 marginal noteHeb. preuent his face.
1611 marginal noteOr, by thy sword.
Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.
Then did I beate them small as the dust before the winde: I did cast them out, as the dirt in the streetes.
I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother’s belly.
I was cast vpon thee from the wombe: thou art my God from my mothers belly.
They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
They part my garments among them, and cast lots vpon my vesture.
There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.
There are the workers of iniquitie fallen: they are cast downe, and shal not be able to rise.
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
The wicked haue drawen out the sword, and haue bent their bow to cast downe the poore and needy, and to slay such as be of vpright conuersation.
1611 marginal noteHeb. the vpright of way.
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.
Though hee fall, he shall not be vtterly cast downe: for the LORD vpholdeth him with his hand.
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
Why art thou cast downe, O my soule, and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God, for I shall yet praise him for the helpe of his countenance.
1611 marginal noteHebr. bowed downe.
1611 marginal noteOr, giue thankes.
1611 marginal noteOr, his presence is saluation.
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Historical English dictionary sources
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.