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enter

Meaning of “enter”

To go or come in; to penetrate; to become an ingredient or constituent part; to enter the mind.

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149 occurrences144 verses32 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 12:11

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2 Chronicles 7:2
And the priests could not enter into the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord’s house.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 7:2 · retained source text

And the Priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORDs house.

2 Chronicles 23:19
And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the Lord, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 23:19 · retained source text

And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none which was vncleane in any thing, should enter in.

1611 marginal note1.Chro. 26.1.&c.

2 Chronicles 30:8
Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto the Lord, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the Lord your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 30:8 · retained source text

Now be yee not stiffe-necked as your fathers were, but yeeld your selues vnto the LORD, and enter into his Sanctuarie, which he hath sanctified for euer: and serue the LORD your God, that the fiercenesse of his wrath may turne away from you.

1611 marginal noteHarden not your neckes.

1611 marginal noteHeb. giue the hand.

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