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defend

Meaning of “defend”

To protect, guard, preserve, or rescue from attack or danger.

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11 occurrences11 verses5 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Judges 10:1

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Judges 10:1
AND after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 10:1 · retained source text

¶ And after Abimelech, there arose to defend Israel, Tola the sonne of Puah, the sonne of Dodo, a man of Issachar, and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim.

1611 marginal noteOr, deliuer. Heb. saue.

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