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enjoy

Meaning of “enjoy”

To possess, experience, or receive with satisfaction, benefit, or delight.

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14 occurrences13 verses9 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Leviticus 26:34

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Leviticus 26:34
Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies’ land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 26:34 · retained source text

Then shall the lande enioy her Sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and yee be in your enemies land, euen then shall the land rest, and enioy her Sabbaths.

Leviticus 26:43
The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity: because, even because they despised my judgments, and because their soul abhorred my statutes.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 26:43 · retained source text

The land also shalbe left of them, and shall enioy her Sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniquitie: because, euen because they despised my Iudgements, and because their soule abhorred my Statutes

Numbers 36:8
And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 36:8 · retained source text

And euery daughter that possesseth an inheritance, in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife vnto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may enioy euery man the inheritance of his fathers.

Deuteronomy 28:41
Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 28:41 · retained source text

Thou shalt beget sonnes and daughters, but thou shalt not enioy them: for they shall goe into captiuitie.

1611 marginal noteHebr. they shall not be thine.

Joshua 1:15
Until the Lord have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the Lord your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the Lord’s servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 1:15 · retained source text

Untill the LORD haue giuen your brethren rest, as he hath giuen you, and they also haue possessed the lande which the LORD your God giueth them: then yee shall returne vnto the land of your possession, and enioy it, which Moses the LORDs seruant gaue you on this side Iordan toward the Sunne rising.

Ecclesiastes 2:24
¶ There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 2:24 · retained source text

¶ There is nothing better for a man, then that he should eat and drinke, and that he should make his soule enioy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.

1611 marginal noteOr, delight his senses.

1611 marginal noteCha. 3.12, 22. and 5.17. and 8.15.

Ecclesiastes 3:13
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 3:13 · retained source text

And also that euery man should eate and drinke, and enioy the good of all his labour: it is the gift of God.

Ecclesiastes 5:18
¶ Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 5:18 · retained source text

¶ Behold that which I haue seene: It is good and comely for one to eate and to drinke, and to enioy the good of all his labour that he taketh vnder the sunne, all the dayes of his life, which God giueth him: for it is his portion.

1611 marginal noteHeb. there is a good which is comely, &c.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the number of the dayes.

1611 marginal noteChap.2.24 and 3.12.

Isaiah 65:22
They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 65:22 · retained source text

They shal not build, and another inhabit: they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the daies of a tree, are the dayes of my people, and mine elect shal long enioy the worke of their hands.

1611 marginal noteHeb. shall make them continue long, or shall weare out.

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