KJV dictionary & concordance
To constrain, oblige, or urge by physical, legal, or moral force.
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First occurrence: Leviticus 25:39
Complete exact-word concordance
¶ And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:
¶ And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poore, and be sold vnto thee, thou shalt not compell him to serue as a bond seruant.
1611 marginal noteHeb. serue thy selfe with him with the seruice, &c.
1611 marginal noteExo. 21.2. deut. 15.12. ierem. 34.14.
And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man’s pleasure.
And the drinking was according to the law, none did compell: for the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should doe according to euery mans pleasure.
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
And whosoeuer shall compell thee to goe a mile, goe with him twaine.
And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
And they compell one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, comming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to beare his Crosse.
1611 marginal noteMatth. 27.32.
And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
And the Lord said vnto the seruant, Goe out into the high wayes and hedges, and compell them to come in, that my house may be filled.
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