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eat

Meaning of “eat”

To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.

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First occurrence: Genesis 2:16

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Numbers 6:3
He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 6:3 · retained source text

Hee shall separate himselfe from wine, and strong drinke, and shal drinke no vineger of wine, or vineger of strong drinke, neither shal he drinke any liquor of grapes, nor eate moist grapes, or dried.

Numbers 6:4
All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 6:4 · retained source text

All the dayes of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels euen to the huske.

1611 marginal noteOr, Nazariteship.

1611 marginal noteHeb. Vine of the wine.

Numbers 9:11
The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 9:11 · retained source text

The fourteenth day of the second moneth at Euen they shall keepe it, and eat it with vnleauened bread and bitter herbes.

Numbers 11:4
¶ And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 11:4 · retained source text

¶ And the mixt multitude that was among them, fell a lusting, and the children of Israel also wept againe, and said, Who shal giue vs flesh to eate?

1611 marginal noteHeb. lusted a lust.

1611 marginal noteHebr. returned and wept.

1611 marginal noteAs Exod. 12.38.

1611 marginal note1.Cor. 10.6.

Numbers 11:5
We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 11:5 · retained source text

We remember the fish which wee did eate in Egypt freely: the cucumbers and the melons, and the leekes, and the onions, and the garlicke.

Numbers 11:13
Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 11:13 · retained source text

Whence should I haue flesh to giue vnto all this people? for they weep vnto me, saying, Giue vs flesh, that we may eate.

Numbers 11:18
And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the Lord, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the Lord will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.
3 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Numbers 11:18 · retained source text

And say thou vnto the people, Sanctifie your selues against to morrow, and yee shall eate flesh: (for you haue wept in the eares of the LORD, saying, Who shall giue vs flesh to eate? for it was well with vs in Egypt:) therfore the LORD wil giue you flesh, and ye shall eate.

Numbers 11:19
Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 11:19 · retained source text

Ye shall not eate one day, nor two dayes, nor fiue dayes, neither ten dayes, nor twentie dayes:

Numbers 11:21
And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 11:21 · retained source text

And Moses said, The people amongst whome I am, are sixe hundred thousand footmen, and thou hast said, I will giue them flesh, that they may eate a whole moneth.

Numbers 15:19
Then it shall be, that, when ye eat of the bread of the land, ye shall offer up an heave offering unto the Lord.
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1611 witness · Numbers 15:19 · retained source text

Then it shall be that when ye eate of the bread of the land, yee shall offer vp an heaue offring vnto the LORD.

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