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commanded

Meaning of “commanded”

Ordered; directed.

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First occurrence: Genesis 2:16

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Genesis 32:17
And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 32:17 · retained source text

And he commanded the formost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?

Genesis 32:19
And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 32:19 · retained source text

And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droues, saying, On this maner shal you speake vnto Esau, when you find him.

Genesis 42:25
¶ Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 42:25 · retained source text

¶ Then Ioseph commanded to fill their sackes with corne, and to restore euery mans money into his sacke, and to giue them prouision for the way: and thus did he vnto them.

Genesis 44:1
AND he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his sack’s mouth.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 44:1 · retained source text

¶ And hee commaunded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the mens sackes with food, as much as they can carie, and put euery mans money in his sacks mouth.

1611 marginal noteHeb. him that was ouer his house

Genesis 45:19
Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.
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1611 witness · Genesis 45:19 · retained source text

Now thou art commanded, this doe yee; Take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wiues, and bring your father, and come.

Genesis 47:11
¶ And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 47:11 · retained source text

¶ And Ioseph placed his father, and his brethren, and gaue them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.

Genesis 50:2
And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 50:2 · retained source text

And Ioseph commanded his seruants the physicians to imbalme his father: and the physicians imbalmed Israel.

Genesis 50:12
And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them:
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1611 witness · Genesis 50:12 · retained source text

And his sonnes did vnto him according as he commanded them.

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