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gave

Meaning of “gave”

1. Bestowed, delivered, or granted. 2. Caused or appointed.

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465 occurrences436 verses48 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 2:20

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Exodus 32:24
And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 32:24 · retained source text

And I said vnto them, Whosoeuer hath any gold, let them breake it off: So they gaue it mee: then I cast it into the fire, & there came out this Calfe.

Exodus 34:32
And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gave them in commandment all that the Lord had spoken with him in mount Sinai.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 34:32 · retained source text

And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gaue them in commandement all that the LORD had spoken with him in mount Sinai.

Exodus 36:6
And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 36:6 · retained source text

And Moses gaue commandement, and they caused it to bee proclaimed throughout the campe, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more worke for the offering of the Sanctuarie: so the people were restrained from bringing.

Numbers 3:51
And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 3:51 · retained source text

And Moses gaue the money of them that were redeemed, vnto Aaron and to his sonnes, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.

Numbers 7:6
And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 7:6 · retained source text

And Moses tooke the wagons, and the oxen, and gaue them vnto the Leuites.

Numbers 7:7
Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 7:7 · retained source text

Two wagons and foure oxen he gaue vnto the sonnes of Gershon, according to their seruice.

Numbers 7:8
And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 7:8 · retained source text

And foure wagons and eight oxen he gaue vnto the sonnes of Merari, according vnto their seruice, vnder the hand of Ithamar the sonne of Aaron the Priest.

Numbers 7:9
But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 7:9 · retained source text

But vnto the sonnes of Kohath he gaue none: because the seruice of the Sanctuary belonging vnto them, was that they should beare vpon their shoulders.

Numbers 11:25
And the Lord came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 11:25 · retained source text

And the LORD came downe in a cloude, and spake vnto him, and tooke of the spirit that was vpon him, and gaue it vnto the seuentie Elders: and it came to passe that when the spirit rested vpon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.

Numbers 17:6
¶ And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 17:6 · retained source text

¶ And Moses spake vnto the children of Israel, and euery one of their Princes gaue him a rod a piece, for each Prince one, according to their fathers houses, euen twelue rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.

1611 marginal noteHebr. a rod for one Prince, a rod for one Prince.

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