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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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261 occurrences243 verses44 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 6:7

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Showing verses 11–13 of 13 · 15 word occurrences in this result

Genesis 18:32
And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 18:32 · retained source text

And hee saide, Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speake yet but this once: Peraduenture ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for tennes sake.

Genesis 19:13
For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the Lord; and the Lord hath sent us to destroy it.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 19:13 · retained source text

For we will destroy this place, because the crie of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD: and the LORD hath sent vs to destroy it.

1611 marginal noteChap. 18.20.

Genesis 19:14
And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 19:14 · retained source text

And Lot went out, and spake vnto his sonnes in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get yee out of this place: for the LORD wil destroy this citie: but hee seemed as one that mocked, vnto his sonnes in law.

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