KJV dictionary & concordance

hired

Meaning of “hired”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of hire, meaning to employ or obtain work for payment.

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34 occurrences34 verses19 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 30:16

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And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Mark 1:20 · retained source text

And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired seruants, and went after him.

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