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destroy

Meaning of “destroy”

Sense 1: To ruin, demolish, consume, or lay waste. Sense 2: To kill or cut off. Sense 3: To cause a thing's structure, use, activity, or present condition to cease.

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First occurrence: Genesis 6:7

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Genesis 6:7
And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 6:7 · retained source text

And the LORD said, I will destroy man, whom I haue created, from the face of the earth: both man and beast, and the creeping thing, and the foules of the aire: for it repenteth me that I haue made them.

1611 marginal noteHebr. from man vnto beast.

Genesis 6:13
And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 6:13 · retained source text

And God said vnto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before mee; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

1611 marginal noteOr, from the earth.

Genesis 6:17
And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 6:17 · retained source text

And behold, I, euen I doe bring a flood of waters vpon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life from vnder heauen, and euery thing that is in the earth shall die.

Genesis 7:4
For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 7:4 · retained source text

For yet seuen dayes, and I will cause it to raine vpon the earth, fortie dayes, and forty nights: and euery liuing substance that I haue made, will I destroy, frō off the face of the earth.

1611 marginal noteHebr. blot out.

Genesis 9:11
And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 9:11 · retained source text

And I wil establish my couenant with you, neither shal all flesh be cut off any more, by the waters of a flood, neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.

1611 marginal noteEsa. 54.9.

Genesis 9:15
And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 9:15 · retained source text

And I will remember my couenant, which is betweene mee and you, and euery liuing creature of all flesh: and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.

Genesis 18:23
¶ And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 18:23 · retained source text

¶ And Abraham drew neere, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?

Genesis 18:24
Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 18:24 · retained source text

Peraduenture there be fifty righteous within the citie; wilt thou also destroy, and not spare the place for the fiftie righteous, that are therein?

Genesis 18:28
Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 18:28 · retained source text

Peraduenture there shall lacke fiue of the fiftie righteous: wilt thou destroy all the citie for lacke of fiue? And he said, If I find there fourtie and fiue, I will not destroy it.

Genesis 18:31
And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty’s sake.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 18:31 · retained source text

And he said, Behold now, I haue taken vpon mee to speake vnto the LORD: Peraduenture there shall bee twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenties sake.

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