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espy

Meaning of “espy”

To look out for, observe, or examine.

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Joshua 14:7

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Every verse containing “espy”

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Joshua 14:7
Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh-barnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 14:7 · retained source text

Fourtie yeeres olde was I when Moses the seruant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh Barnea, to espie out the land, and I brought him worde againe, as it was in mine heart.

Jeremiah 48:19
O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 48:19 · retained source text

O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way and espie, aske him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?

1611 marginal noteHeb. inhabitresse.

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