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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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Matthew 20:7
They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.
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1611 witness · Matthew 20:7 · retained source text

They say vnto him, Because no man hath hired vs. He saith vnto them, Go ye also into the vineyard: and whatsoeuer is right, that shall ye receiue.

Matthew 20:9
And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
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1611 witness · Matthew 20:9 · retained source text

And when they came that were hired about the eleuenth houre, they receiued euery man a penie.

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