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handmaid

Meaning of “handmaid”

Sense 1: A female servant or maid. Sense 2: A humble or respectful way for a woman to refer to herself before a superior or before the Lord.

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First occurrence: Genesis 16:1

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Exodus 23:12
Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.
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1611 witness · Exodus 23:12 · retained source text

Sixe dayes thou shalt doe thy worke, and on the seuenth day thou shalt rest: that thine oxe and thine asse may rest, and the sonne of thy handmayd, & the stranger may be refreshed.

1611 marginal noteChap. 20.8. deut. 5.13. luke 13.14.

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