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husbands

Meaning of “husbands”

Male spouses; men joined to wives in marriage.

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First occurrence: Ruth 1:11

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Ruth 1:11
And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ruth 1:11 · retained source text

And Naomi said, Turne againe, my daughters: why will you goe with mee? Are there yet any moe sonnes in my wombe, that they may be your husbands?

Ruth 1:13
Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the Lord is gone out against me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ruth 1:13 · retained source text

Would ye tary for them till they were growen? would ye stay for them from hauing husbands? nay my daughters: for it grieueth me much for your sakes, that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me.

1611 marginal noteHeb. hope.

1611 marginal noteHebr. I haue much bitternes.

Esther 1:17
For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Esther 1:17 · retained source text

For this deed of the queene shall come abroad vnto all women, so that they shal despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall bee reported; The king Ahasuerus commanded Uasthi the queene to be brought in before him, but she came not.

Esther 1:20
And when the king’s decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Esther 1:20 · retained source text

And when the kings decree, which he shal make, shalbe published throughout all his empire, (for it is great:) all the wiues shall giue to their husbands honour, both to great and small.

Jeremiah 29:6
Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 29:6 · retained source text

Take ye wiues, and beget sonnes and daughters, and take wiues for your sonnes, and giue your daughters to husbands, that they may beare sonnes and daughters, that ye may bee increased there, and not diminished.

Ezekiel 16:45
Thou art thy mother’s daughter, that lotheth her husband and her children; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, which lothed their husbands and their children: your mother was an Hittite, and your father an Amorite.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 16:45 · retained source text

Thou art thy mothers daughter, that lotheth her husband and her children, and thou art the sister of thy sisters which lothed their husbands, and their children: your mother was an Hittite, and your father an Amorite.

John 4:18
For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.
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1611 witness · John 4:18 · retained source text

For thou hast had fiue husbands, and he whom thou now hast, is not thy husband: In that saidest thou truely.

1 Corinthians 14:35
And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 14:35 · retained source text

And if they will learne any thing, let them aske their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speake in the Church.

Ephesians 5:22
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
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1611 witness · Ephesians 5:22 · retained source text

Wiues, submit your selues vnto your own husbands, as vnto the Lord.

Ephesians 5:24
Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
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1611 witness · Ephesians 5:24 · retained source text

Therefore as the Church is subiect vnto Christ, so let the wiues bee to their owne husbands in euery thing.

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