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displeased

Meaning of “displeased”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of displease, meaning to give offense, cause displeasure, or make angry.

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First occurrence: Genesis 38:10

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Genesis 38:10
And the thing which he did displeased the Lord: wherefore he slew him also.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 38:10 · retained source text

And the thing which he did, displeased the LORD: wherefore hee slew him also.

1611 marginal noteHebr. was euill in the eyes of the LORD.

Genesis 48:17
And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father’s hand, to remove it from Ephraim’s head unto Manasseh’s head.
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1611 witness · Genesis 48:17 · retained source text

And when Ioseph saw that his father laide his right hand vpon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held vp his fathers hand, to remoue it from Ephraims head, vnto Manassehs head.

Numbers 11:1
AND when the people complained, it displeased the Lord: and the Lord heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the Lord burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.
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1611 witness · Numbers 11:1 · retained source text

¶ And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it: and his anger was kindled, and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the vttermost parts of the campe.

1611 marginal noteOr, were as it were complainers.

1611 marginal noteHeb. it was euill in the eares of &c.

1611 marginal notePsal.78.21.

Numbers 11:10
¶ Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent: and the anger of the Lord was kindled greatly; Moses also was displeased.
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1611 witness · Numbers 11:10 · retained source text

¶ Then Moses heard the people weepe throughout their families, euery man in the doore of his tent, and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly, Moses also was displeased.

1 Samuel 8:6
¶ But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord.
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 8:6 · retained source text

¶ But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Giue vs a King to iudge vs: and Samuel prayed vnto the LORD.

1611 marginal noteHeb. was euill in the eyes of Samuel.

1 Samuel 18:8
And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 18:8 · retained source text

And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him, and he sayd, They haue ascribed vnto Dauid tenne thousands, and to me they haue ascribed but thousands: and what can he haue more, but the kingdome?

1611 marginal noteHebr. was euill in his eyes.

2 Samuel 6:8
And David was displeased, because the Lord had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perez-uzzah to this day.
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 6:8 · retained source text

And Dauid was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach vpon Uzzah: And hee called the name of the place, Perez-Uzzah to this day.

1611 marginal noteHebr. broken.

1611 marginal noteThat is, The breach of Vzzah.

2 Samuel 11:27
And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord.
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 11:27 · retained source text

And when the mourning was past, Dauid sent, and fet her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a sonne: but the thing that Dauid had done, displeased the LORD.

1611 marginal noteHeb. was euill in the eies of.

1 Kings 1:6
And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom.
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 1:6 · retained source text

And his father had not displeased him at any time, in saying, Why hast thou done so? And hee also was a very goodly man, and his mother bare him after Absalom.

1611 marginal noteHeb. from his dayes.

1 Kings 20:43
And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 20:43 · retained source text

And the king of Israel went to his house, heauie, and displeased, and came to Samaria.

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