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gotten

Meaning of “gotten”

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

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25 occurrences23 verses16 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:1

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Genesis 4:1
AND Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 4:1 · retained source text

¶ And Adam knew Eue his wife, and shee conceiued, and bare Cain, and said, I haue gotten a man from the LORD.

Genesis 12:5
And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 12:5 · retained source text

And Abram tooke Sarai his wife, and Lot his brothers sonne, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the soules that they had gotten in Haran, and they went foorth to goe into the land of Canaan: and into the land of Canaan they came.

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
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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 31:18
And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padan-aram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 31:18 · retained source text

And he caried away all his cattell, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattell of his getting, which hee had gotten in Padan Aram, for to goe to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 46:6
And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 46:6 · retained source text

And they tooke their cattell, and their goods which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Iacob, and all his seed with him:

1611 marginal noteIosh. 24.4. psal. 105.23. esai. 52.4.

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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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