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detained

Meaning of “detained”

Withheld; kept back; prevented from going or coming; held; restrained.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
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First occurrence: 1 Samuel 21:7

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1 Samuel 21:7
Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the Lord; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 21:7 · retained source text

Now a certaine man of the seruants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD, and his name was Doeg an Edomite, the chiefest of the heardmen that belonged to Saul.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Withheld; kept back; prevented from going or coming; held; restrained.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 1, leaf 574