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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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Genesis 6:2
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 6:2 · retained source text

That the sonnes of God saw the daughters of men, that they were faire, and they took them wiues, of all which they chose.

Genesis 13:11
Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
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1611 witness · Genesis 13:11 · retained source text

Then Lot chose him all the plaine of Iordane: and Lot iourneyed East; and they separated themselues the one from the other.

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The past tense and past participle of choose.

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