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kept

Meaning of “kept”

Retained, guarded, observed, or preserved.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
175 occurrences173 verses42 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 26:5

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Esther 2:14
In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king’s chamberlain, which kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and that she were called by name.
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1611 witness · Esther 2:14 · retained source text

In the euening she went, and on the morrowe she returned into the second house of the women, to the custodie of Shaashgaz the kings chamberlen, which kept the concubines: shee came in vnto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and that shee were called by name.

Esther 2:21
¶ In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king’s gate, two of the king’s chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.
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1611 witness · Esther 2:21 · retained source text

¶ In those dayes, (while Mordecai sate in the kings gate) two of the kings chamberlens, the doore, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus:

1611 marginal noteOr, Bigthana. chap. 6.2.\*Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept \f + 2:21 Heb. the threshold.

Esther 9:28
And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed.
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1611 witness · Esther 9:28 · retained source text

And that these dayes should be remembred, and kept throughout euery generation, euery family, euery prouince, and euery citie, and that these dayes of Purim should not faile from among the Iewes, nor the memoriall of them perish from their seed.

1611 marginal noteHeb. passe.

1611 marginal noteHebr. be ended.

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The past tense and past participle of keep.

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