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fear

Meaning of “fear”

1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.

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First occurrence: Genesis 9:2

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Joshua 4:24
That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the Lord your God for ever.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 4:24 · retained source text

That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty, that ye might feare the LORD your God for euer.

1611 marginal noteHebr. all dayes.

Joshua 8:1
AND the Lord said unto Joshua, fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 8:1 · retained source text

¶ And the LORD said vnto Ioshua, Feare not, neither be thou dismaid: take all the people of warre with thee, and arise, goe vp to Ai: See, I haue giuen into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his citie, and his land.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 1.21. & 7.18.

Joshua 10:8
¶ And the Lord said unto Joshua, fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Joshua 10:8 · retained source text

¶ And the LORD said vnto Ioshua, Feare them not: for I haue deliuered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.

Joshua 10:25
And Joshua said unto them, fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the Lord do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 10:25 · retained source text

And Ioshua said vnto them, Feare not, nor be dismaid, bee strong, and of good courage: for thus shall the LORD doe to all your enemies against whom ye fight.

Joshua 22:24
And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with the Lord God of Israel?
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 22:24 · retained source text

And if we haue not rather done it for feare of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might speake vnto our children, saying, What haue you to doe with the LORD God of Israel?

1611 marginal noteHebr. to morrow.

Joshua 24:14
¶ Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the Lord.
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1611 witness · Joshua 24:14 · retained source text

¶ Now therefore, feare the LORD, and serue him in sinceritie, and in trueth, and put away the gods which your fathers serued on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt: and serue yee the LORD.

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