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chose

Meaning of “chose”

Selected or preferred.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
29 occurrences27 verses16 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 6:2

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Deuteronomy 4:37
And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 4:37 · retained source text

And because he loued thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mightie power out of Egypt:

Deuteronomy 10:15
Only the Lord had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 10:15 · retained source text

Onely the LORD had a delight in thy fathers, to loue them, and hee chose their seed after them, euen you, aboue all people, as it is this day.

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The past tense and past participle of choose.

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