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flesh

Meaning of “flesh”

Sense 1: The soft substance of the body. Sense 2: The body, human nature, kindred, or mankind.

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First occurrence: Genesis 2:21

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Genesis 2:21
And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 2:21 · retained source text

And the LORD God caused a deepe sleepe to fall vpon Adam, and hee slept; and he tooke one of his ribs, and closed vp the flesh in stead thereof.

Genesis 2:23
And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 2:23 · retained source text

And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shalbe called woman, because shee was taken out of man.

1611 marginal note1.Corin. 11.8.

Genesis 2:24
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 2:24 · retained source text

Therefore shall a man leaue his father and his mother, and shall cleaue vnto his wife: and they shalbe one flesh.

1611 marginal noteMatt. 19.5. mar. 10.7. 1.corin. 6.16. ephe. 5.31.

Genesis 6:3
And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 6:3 · retained source text

And the LORD said, My Spirit shall not alwayes striue with man; for that hee also is flesh: yet his dayes shalbe an hundred and twenty yeeres.

Genesis 6:12
And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 6:12 · retained source text

And God looked vpon the earth, and behold, it was corrupt: for all flesh had corrupted his way vpon the earth.

Genesis 6:13
And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 6:13 · retained source text

And God said vnto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before mee; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

1611 marginal noteOr, from the earth.

Genesis 6:17
And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 6:17 · retained source text

And behold, I, euen I doe bring a flood of waters vpon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life from vnder heauen, and euery thing that is in the earth shall die.

Genesis 6:19
And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 6:19 · retained source text

And of euery liuing thing of all flesh, two of euery sort shalt thou bring into the Arke, to keepe them aliue with thee: they shall be male and female.

Genesis 7:15
And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 7:15 · retained source text

And they went in vnto Noah into the Arke, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.

Genesis 7:16
And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the Lord shut him in.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 7:16 · retained source text

And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commaunded him: and the LORD shut him in.

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