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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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Deuteronomy 28:66
And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 28:66 · retained source text

And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee, and thou shalt feare day and night, and shalt haue none assurance of thy life.

Deuteronomy 28:67
In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 28:67 · retained source text

In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were Euen: and at Euen thou shalt say, Would God it were morning, for the feare of thine heart wherewith thou shalt feare, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.

Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 31:6 · retained source text

Be strong, and of a good courage, feare not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doeth goe with thee, he will not faile thee, nor forsake thee.

Deuteronomy 31:8
And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 31:8 · retained source text

And the LORD, he it is that doth goe before thee, he will be with thee, hee will not faile thee, neither forsake thee: feare not, neither be dismayed.

Deuteronomy 31:12
Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the Lord your God, and observe to do all the words of this law:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 31:12 · retained source text

Gather the people together, men, and women and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may heare, and that they may learne, and feare the LORD your God, and obserue to doe all the wordes of this Law:

Deuteronomy 31:13
And that their children, which have not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear the Lord your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 31:13 · retained source text

And that their children which haue not knowen any thing, may heare, and learne to feare the LORD your God, as long as yee liue in the land, whither ye goe ouer Iordan to possesse it.

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
The 1611 reading
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
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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.

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