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gotten

Meaning of “gotten”

1. Obtained, acquired, or gained. 2. Begotten.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
25 occurrences23 verses16 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:1

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Ecclesiastes 1:16
I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 1:16 · retained source text

I communed with mine owne heart, saying, Loe, I am come to great estate, and haue gotten more wisedome then all they that haue beene before me in Ierusalem: yea my heart had great experience of wisedome & knowledge.

1611 marginal noteHeb. had seene much.

1611 marginal note1.King.4.30. and 10.7, 23.

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AND GOTTEN participle passive of get.

volume 1, leaf 853, column 1 (entry starts at OCR line 12)

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