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commit

Meaning of “commit”

To do or perpetrate; to entrust, deliver, consign, or place in custody.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
75 occurrences67 verses26 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 20:14

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Isaiah 22:21
And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 22:21 · retained source text

And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I wil commit thy gouernment into his hand, and he shalbe a father to the inhabitants of Ierusalem, and to the house of Iudah.

Isaiah 23:17
¶ And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the Lord will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 23:17 · retained source text

¶ And it shall come to passe after the ende of seuentie yeeres, that the LORD will visite Tyre, and shee shall turne to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdomes of the world vpon the face of the earth.

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To give in trust; to put into the hands or power of another; to entrust; with to. […] To do; to effect or perpetrate; as, to commit murder, treason, felony, or trespass.

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