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cleanse

Meaning of “cleanse”

To make clean or pure; to remove filth, defilement, guilt, or ceremonial uncleanness.

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33 occurrences32 verses14 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 29:36

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2 Chronicles 29:16
And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the Lord, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of the Lord into the court of the house of the Lord. And the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad into the brook Kidron.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 29:16 · retained source text

And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the LORD, to cleanse it, and brought out all the vncleannes that they found in the temple of the LORD, into the court of the house of the LORD. And the Leuites tooke it, to carie it out abroad into the brooke Kidron.

Nehemiah 13:22
And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.
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1611 witness · Nehemiah 13:22 · retained source text

And I commanded the Leuites, that they should cleanse themselues, and that they should come and keepe the gates, to sanctifie the Sabbath day: Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me, according to the greatnesse of thy mercie.

1611 marginal noteOr, multitude.

Psalms 51:2
Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
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1611 witness · Psalms 51:2 · retained source text

Wash mee throughly from mine iniquitie, and clense me from my sinne.

Jeremiah 4:11
At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse,
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 4:11 · retained source text

At that time shall it bee said to this people, and to Ierusalem; A dry winde of the high places in the wildernes toward the daughter of my people, not to fanne, nor to cleanse.

Jeremiah 33:8
And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 33:8 · retained source text

And I will clense them from all their iniquitie, whereby they haue sinned against mee: and I will pardon all their iniquities whereby they haue sinned, and whereby they haue transgressed against me.

1611 marginal noteChap.21.34. mic. 7.18.

Ezekiel 36:25
¶ Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 36:25 · retained source text

¶ Then will I sprinckle cleane water vpon you, and ye shalbe cleane: from all your filthinesse, and from all your idoles wil I cleanse you.

Ezekiel 37:23
Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 37:23 · retained source text

Neither shall they defile themselues any more with their idoles, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will saue them out of all their dwelling places, wherein they haue sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God.

Ezekiel 39:12
And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 39:12 · retained source text

And seuen moneths shall the house of Israel bee burying of them, that they may cleanse the land.

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