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glory

Meaning of “glory”

Sense 1: Splendour, honour, praise, majesty, or a ground of rejoicing or boasting. Sense 2: To boast, exult, take pride, or rejoice in a person or thing.

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First occurrence: Genesis 31:1

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Genesis 31:1
AND he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father’s; and of that which was our father’s hath he gotten all this glory.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 31:1 · retained source text

¶ And he heard the words of Labans sonnes, saying, Iacob hath taken away all that was our fathers; and of that which was of our fathers, hath hee gotten all this glory.

Genesis 45:13
And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 45:13 · retained source text

And you shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that you haue seene, and ye shall haste, and bring downe my father hither.

Exodus 8:9
And Moses said unto Pharaoh, glory over me: when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the river only?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 8:9 · retained source text

And Moses saide vnto Pharaoh, Glory ouer mee: when shall I entreat for thee, and for thy seruants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogges from thee, and thy houses, that they may remaine in the riuer onely?

1611 marginal noteOr haue this honour ouer me, &c.

1611 marginal noteOr, against when.

1611 marginal noteHebr. to cut off.

Exodus 16:7
And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the Lord; for that he heareth your murmurings against the Lord: and what are we, that ye murmur against us?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 16:7 · retained source text

And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD, for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: And what are wee, that yee murmure against vs?

Exodus 16:10
And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 16:10 · retained source text

And it came to passe as Aaron spake vnto the whole Congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wildernesse, and behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloude.

1611 marginal noteChap. 13.21.

Exodus 24:16
And the glory of the Lord abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 24:16 · retained source text

And the glory of the LORD abode vpon mount Sinai, and the cloud couered it sixe dayes: and the seuenth day hee called vnto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.

Exodus 24:17
And the sight of the glory of the Lord was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 24:17 · retained source text

And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like deuouring fire, on the top of the mount, in the eyes of the children of Israel.

Exodus 28:40
¶ And for Aaron’s sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make for them, for glory and for beauty.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 28:40 · retained source text

¶ And for Aarons sonnes thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make for them, for glory and for beautie.

Exodus 29:43
And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 29:43 · retained source text

And there I will meet with the children of Israel: and the Tabernacle shalbe sanctified by my glory.

1611 marginal noteOr, Israel.

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