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discern

Meaning of “discern”

To see or understand the difference; to make distinction.

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First occurrence: Genesis 31:32

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Luke 12:56
Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?
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1611 witness · Luke 12:56 · retained source text

Ye hypocrites, ye can discerne the face of the skie, and of the earth: but how is it that yee doe not discerne this time?

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